Experimental and numerical sizing of a delamination defect in layered composite materials

A methodical approach to the estimation of the localization zone and geometric parameters of a delamination defect in layered composite materials is presented on the basis of mathematical processing of the experimental results of deformation measurements obtained with a grid of fiber-optic sensors. The results of methodological developments related to the determination of the optimal topology of the grid of sensors to ensure the detection of defects of a given size with the necessary accuracy and determination of their parameters are presented. We present methods for computational analysis and simulation of the strain-stress state in the defect zone, based on the algorithm used for modeling the problems of strain-stress analysis in the defect zone using 2D finite elements, instead of 3D ones, thus allowing the use a model of lower dimensionality and retain all the features of the stress-strain state. The results of methodological developments related to the determination of the defect parameters from the results of strain measurements using the methodology of solving the inverse problem, based on solving the problem of minimizing the discrepancy between the vector of deformation response and the vector of initial parameters are presented. The technique is implemented as a software consisting of a series of macros for ANSYS and programs for MATLAB. The results of cyclic testing of a sample from a multilayer CM with a delamination type of defect are presented. Estimation of the increment in the defect size upon loading is performed by mathematical processing of data recorded by fiber-optic strain sensors glued on one of the sample surfaces, based on the solution of the inverse problem. Comparison of the results of calculations of geometric parameters of the defects with the measurement data obtained by the method of ultrasonic flaw detection showed good agreement between them.

computer simulation, composite material, defect, delamination, determination of geometrical parameters

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