CompositesAnalysisinANSYS

CompositesAnalysisinANSYS

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Topics
CompositesandAdvantages
TraditionalCompositesModeling
InterfaceDelaminationandFailureSimulation
ANSYSFibersimInterface

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CompositesintheIndustry
Bythebroadestdefinition,acompositematerialis
oneinwhichtwoormorematerialsthataredifferent
arecombinedtoformasinglestructurewithan
identifiableinterface.
Thepropertiesofthatnewstructurearedependant
uponthepropertiesoftheconstituentmaterialsas
wellasthepropertiesoftheinterface.
Additionally,wheremetalalloyshaveisotropic
characteristics,compositescanhaveveryselective
directionalpropertiestomeetspecificapplication
needs.

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CompositesintheIndustry
Compositesusedfortypicalengineeringapplications
areadvancedfiberorlaminatedcomposites,suchas
fiberglass,glassepoxy,graphiteepoxy,andboron
epoxy.
ANSYSallowsyoutomodelcompositematerialswith
specializedelementscalledlayeredelements.You
canperformanystructuralanalysis(including
nonlinearitiessuchaslargedeflectionandstress
stiffening).

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BenefitsofComposites
Strongerandstifferthanmetalsonadensitybasis
Capableofhighcontinuousoperating
temperatures
Highlycorrosionresistant
Electricallyinsulating/conducting/selectively
conductingproperties
Tailorablethermalexpansionproperties
Exceptionalformability
Outstandingdurability

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TraditionalCompositesAnalysis
TraditionalCompositesAnalysis

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TraditionalCompositesModeling
TraditionalCompositesModeling

ElementTechnology
MaterialModelingandLayeredConfiguration
FailureCriteria
AdditionalModelingandPostProcessing

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ElementsforCompositesAnalysis

ElementType
Shell

ElementNumber
SHELL99SHELL91
SHELL181
SOLID186SOLID46
SOLID191SOLID95
SOLSHL190
BEAM188BEAM189

Solid
SolidShell
Beam

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SHELL99
LinearLayeredStructuralShellElement
ElementDefinition
8node,3Dshellelementwithsixdegreesoffreedomateachnode
Thintomoderatelythickplateandshellstructureswithasideto
thicknessratioofroughly10orgreater

LayerDefinition
Totalof250uniformthicknesslayers
125layerswithbilinearthicknessesvariation
MatrixformorLayerForm(RealConstants)

Options
Optiontooffsetthenodestothetoporbottomsurface
NOPlasticitylargestrainbehaviorsandwichoption
FailureModelingthroughTB,FAIL

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SHELL91
NonlinearLayeredStructuralShellElement
ElementDefinition
8node,3Dshellelementwithsixdegreesoffreedomateachnode
Usedformodelingthicksandwhichstructures

LayerDefinition
Totalof100uniformthicknesslayers
125layerswithbilinearthicknessesvariation
LayerForm(RealConstants)

Options
Nomaterialpropertymatrixinput
Supportsplasticity,largestrainbehaviorlaminatedandsandwichstructures
FailureModelingthroughTB,FAIL

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SHELL181
FiniteStrainShell
ElementDefinition
4node3Dshellelementwith6degreesoffreedomateachnode.
Usedforlayeredapplicationsformodelinglaminatedcomposite
shellsorsandwichconstruction.(Firstordersheardeformation)

LayerDefinition
Totalof255uniform/nonuniformsectionlayers
Sectioncommandsratherthanrealconstants.
Supportsgeneralizedsectiondefinition

Options
Fullnonlinearcapabilitiesincludinglargestrainandmaterialmodels
FailurecriteriaisavailableviaFCandotherFCxxxcommands.

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SOLID186
3DLayeredStructuralSolidElement

ElementDefinition
Layeredversionofthe20node3Dsolidelementwiththree
degreesoffreedompernode(UX,UY,UZ).
Theelementcanbestackedtomodelthroughthethickness
discontinuities.
LayerDefinition
Totalof250layers
Sectioncommandsratherthanrealconstants.

Options
Fullnonlinearcapabilitiesincludinglargestrain
FailurecriteriaisavailableviaFCandotherFCxxxcommands.

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SOLID46
3DLayeredStructuralSolidElement

ElementDefinition
Layeredversionofthe8node,3Dsolidelement,SOLID45,withthree
degreesoffreedompernode(UX,UY,UZ)
Designedtomodelthicklayeredshellsorlayeredsolids

Canstackseveralelementstomodelmorethan250layerstoallow
throughthethicknessdeformationslopediscontinuities.

LayerDefinition
Allowsupto250uniformthicknesslayersperelement.
Allows125layerswiththicknessesthatmayvarybilinearly

Userinputconstitutivematrixoption

Options
Nonlinearcapabilitiesincludinglargestrain
FailurecriteriathroughTB,FAILoption

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SOLID191
LayeredStructuralSolidElement

ElementDefinition
Layeredversionofthe20node3DsolidelementSOLID95,withthree
degreesoffreedompernode(UX,UY,UZ).
Designedtomodelthicklayeredshellsorlayeredsolids

Canstackseveralelementstomodelmorethan250layerstoallow
throughthethicknessdeformationslopediscontinuities.

LayerDefinition
Allowsupto100uniformthicknesslayersperelement.
Allows125layerswiththicknessesthatmayvarybilinearly

Userinputconstitutivematrixoption

Options
Nononlinearcapabilities
FailurecriteriathroughTB,FAILoption

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SOLSH190
3DLayeredStructuralSolidShell
ElementDefinition
8node3DsolidShellelementwiththreedegreesoffreedompernode(UX,
UY,UZ).
Theelementcanbestackedtomodelthroughthethicknessdiscontinuities.
SOLSH190canbeusedforsimulatingshellstructureswithawiderangeof
thickness(fromthintomoderatelythick).

LayerDefinition
Theelementhasfullnonlinearcapabilitiesincludinglargestrainandallows
250layersformodelinglaminatedshells.

Options
FailurecriteriaisavailableusingtheFCcommands

Fullnonlinearcapabilitiesincludinglargestrainandmaterialmodels
SupportedbyEORIENTandVEORIENTcommands
R3

R3

R2
4

B
R3

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R2 3

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Beam188/189
3DBeams
ElementDefinition
BEAM188/BEAM189,linearandquadraticversionsofthe3Dfinitestrainbeam
elementswithsixDOF
Suitableforanalyzingslendertomoderatelystubby/thickbeamstructures.This
elementisbasedonTimoshenkobeamtheory.Sheardeformationeffectsare
included.

LayerDefinition
ThroughSectioncommands
Multimaterialcrosssection,customcrosssection,inclusionandpredictionof
transverseshearstresses

Options
Nonlinearcapabilitiesincludinglargestrainandmaterialmodels

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MaterialModeling&LayeredConfiguration

Themostimportantcharacteristicofacomposite
materialisitslayeredconfiguration.
Eachlayermaybemadeofadifferentorthotropic
materialandmayhaveitsprincipaldirections
orienteddifferently.
Forlaminatedcomposites,thefiberdirections
determinelayerorientation.
Twomethodsareavailablefordefiningthelayered
configuration:
i. Byspecifyingindividuallayerproperties
ii. Bydefiningconstitutivematricesthatrelategeneralizedforces
andmomentstogeneralizedstrainsandcurvatures

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IndividualLayerProperties:FirstMethod
Withthismethod,thelayerconfigurationisdefined
layerbylayerfrombottomtotop.
Thebottomlayerisdesignatedaslayer1,and
additionallayersarestackedfrombottomtotopin
thepositiveZ(normal)directionoftheelement
coordinatesystem.
Attimes,aphysicallayerwillextendoveronlypartof
themodel.Inordertomodelcontinuouslayers,these
droppedlayersmaybemodeledwithzerothickness.

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IndividualLayerProperties
MaterialProperty
MPcommandisusedtodefinethelinearmaterialproperties.
TBcommandisusedtodefinethenonlinearmaterialdatatables

Theonlydifferenceisthatthematerialattributenumberfor
eachlayerofanelementisspecifiedintheelement'sreal
constanttableorSectiondata
Thelinearmaterialpropertiesforeachlayermaybeeither
isotropicororthotropic
Materialpropertydirectionsareparalleltothelayer
coordinatesystem,definedbytheelementcoordinate
systemandthelayerorientationangle

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DefiningLayerData
UsingLayeredsectionsthroughtheSectionTool
Foreachlayer,thefollowingarespecifiedinthesection
definitionthroughthesectioncommandsorthrough
theSectionTool(SECTYPE,SECDATA)(accessed
withtheSECNUMattributes).
Materialproperties(viaamaterialreferencenumber
MAT)
Layerorientationanglecommands(THETA)
Layerthickness(TK)
Numberofintegrationpointsperlayer(NUMPT)

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LayerDataDefinition
LayerOrientationAngle
Thisdefinestheorientationofthelayercoordinatesystemwith
respecttotheelementcoordinatesystem.
Itistheangle(indegrees)betweenXaxesofthetwosystems.By
default,thelayercoordinatesystemisparalleltotheelement
coordinatesystem.

LayerThickness
Ifthelayerthicknessisconstant,youonlyneedtospecifyTK(I),
thethicknessatnodeI.Otherwise,thethicknessesatthefour
cornernodesmustbeinput.
Droppedlayersmayberepresentedwithzerothickness.

Numberofintegrationpointsperlayer
Thisallowsyoutodetermineinhowmuchdetailtheprogram
shouldcomputetheresults.
Forverythinlayers,whenusedwithmanyotherlayers,onepoint
wouldbeappropriate.Butforlaminateswithfewlayers,more
wouldbeneeded.Thedefaultis3points.
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ShellSectionData

SecType,SecId,SHELL,Name
SHELL
SecData,Thick,MatID,Ori,numSectPt
Thick
LayerThickness
MatID
MaterialIDforlayer
Ori
LayerOrientation
numSectPtNumberofintegrationpointsthrulayerthickness
Repeatasmanytimesasneeded
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ConstitutiveMatrices:SecondMethod
Thisisanalternativetospecifyingtheindividuallayer
properties
AvailableasanoptionKEYOPT(2)forSOLID46and
SHELL99.
Thematrices,whichrepresenttheforcemomentandstrain
curvaturerelationshipsfortheelement,mustbecalculated
outsidetheANSYSprogram
Theycanbeincludedaspartofthesolutionprintoutwith
KEYOPT(10).
Themainadvantagesofthematrixapproachare:
Itallowsyoutoincorporateanaggregatecompositematerial
behavior.
Athermalloadvectormaybesupplied.
Thematricesmayrepresentanunlimitednumberoflayers.
Thetermsofthematricesaredefinedasrealconstants.
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PreintegratedGeneralShellSections
Youcannowdefinehomogenousshellsectionbehaviordirectly
viapreintegratedgeneralshellsections,amethodcommonly
usedinanalysesinvolvinglaminatedcompositestructures.
Withpreintegratedshellsections(SECTYPE,,GENS),youcan
directlyspecifythemembrane,bending,andcoupling
properties.
Thepreintegratedmethodalsoallowsanalysisofcomplex
geometry(withrepeatedpatternssuchascorrugatedsheets)
usingequivalentshellsectionproperties.
Youcanusepreintegratedgeneralshellsectionswhenusing
theSHELL181element,providedthatlinearelasticmaterial
behaviorisacceptable.
Preintegration
Requiresfewersystemresourcesbecausenumericalintegration
throughthethicknessoftheshellisnotrequired.
Allowsimportofhomogenoussectionstiffnessconstants
evaluatedinotheranalysesorbythirdparty,specialpurpose
softwaretools.
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NodeOffset
ForSHELL181usingsectionsdefinedthroughthesection
commands,nodescanbeoffsetduringthedefinitionofthe
section,usingtheSECOFFSETcommand.
ForSHELL91,andSHELL99thenodeoffsetoption
(KEYOPT(11))locatestheelementnodesatthebottom,middle
ortopsurfaceoftheshell.

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FailureCriteria
Failurecriteriaareusedtolearnifalayerhasfailedduetothe
appliedloads.Youcanchoosefromthreepredefinedfailure
criteriaorspecifyuptosixfailurecriteriaofyourown(user
writtencriteria).Thethreepredefinedcriteriaare:
MaximumStrainFailureCriterion,whichallowsninefailurestrains
MaximumStressFailureCriterion,whichallowsninefailure
stresses
TsaiWuFailureCriterion,whichallowsninefailurestressesand
threeadditionalcouplingcoefficients.Youhaveachoiceoftwo
methodsofcalculatingthiscriterion.

Thefailurestrains,stresses,andcouplingcoefficientsmaybe
temperaturedependent.

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SpecifyingFailureCriteria
Failurecriteriaarecommonlyusedfororthotropicmaterials.
TheycanbeinputusingeithertheFCcommandsortheTB
commands
TBCommand:TB,FAILCompositematerialfailuredata
AppliestoSOLID46,SHELL91,SOLID95,SHELL99,SOLID191

ThefailurecriteriatableisstartedbyusingtheTBcommand
(withLab=FAIL).Thedatatableisinputintwoparts:
thefailurecriterionkeys
thefailurestress/straindata.

Datanotinputareassumedtobezero.Thesixfailurecriterion
keysaredefinedwiththeTBDATAcommandfollowinga
specialformoftheTBTEMPcommand[TBTEMP,,CRIT]to
indicatethatthefailurecriterionkeysaredefinednext
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TB,FAILandFCCommands
TB,FAIL,1,2!Datatableforfailurecriterion,material1,!no.oftemperatures=2
TBTEMP,,CRIT!Failurecriterionkey
TBDATA,2,1!MaximumStressFailureCriterion(Const.2=1)
TBTEMP,100!Temperatureforsubsequentfailureproperties
TBDATA,10,1500,,400,,10000!X,Y,andZfailuretensilestresses(Zvalue!settoalargenumber)
TBDATA,16,200,10000,10000!XY,YZ,andXZfailureshearstresses
TBLISTTBTEMP,200!Secondtemperature
TBDATA,...

FC,1,TEMP,,100,200!Temperatures
FC,1,S,XTEN,1500,1200!Maximumstresscomponents
FC,1,S,YTEN,400,500
FC,1,S,ZTEN,10000,8000
FC,1,S,XY,200,200
FC,1,S,YZ,10000,8000
FC,1,S,XZ,10000,8000
FCLIST,,100!ListstatusofFailureCriteriaat100.0degrees
FCLIST,,150!ListstatusofFailureCriteriaat150.0degrees
FCLIST,,200!ListstatusofFailureCriteriaat200.0degrees
PRNSOL,S,FAIL!UseFailureCriteria

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FailureCriteria
TheTBcommands(TB,TBTEMP,andTBDATA)canbeusedonly
forSHELL91,SHELL99,SOLID46,orSOLID191,buttheFCand
FCLISTcommandscanbeusedforany2Dor3Dstructuralsolid
elementorany3Dstructuralshellelement.

Somenotesaboutspecifyingfailurecriteria:
Thecriteriaareorthotropic,soyoumustinputthefailurestressor
failurestrainvaluesforalldirections.(Theexceptionisthat
compressivevaluesdefaulttotensilevalues.)
Ifyoudon'twantthefailurestressorstraintobecheckedina
particulardirection,specifyalargenumberinthatdirection
Userwrittenfailurecriteriamaybespecifiedviausersubroutines
USRFC1throughUSRFC6.Thesesubroutinesshouldbelinked
withtheANSYSprogrambeforehand

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Pre&PostProcessingCommands
LAYLISTliststhelayerstackingsequencefromrealconstantsandanytwo
materialproperties
SHELL99,SHELL91,SOLID46,andSOLID191elements

LAYPLOTdisplaysthelayerstackingsequencefromrealconstantsinthe
formofasheareddeckofcards.
Thelayersarecrosshatchedandcolorcodedforclarity.
Thehatchlinesindicatethelayerangle(realconstantTHETA)andthecolor
indicateslayermaterialnumber(MAT).

SECPLOTdisplaysthesectionstackingsequencefromsectionsintheformof
asheareddeckofcards
Thesectionsarecrosshatchedandcolorcodedforclarity.
Thehatchlinesindicatethelayerangle(THETA)andthecolorindicateslayer
materialnumber(MAT)definedbytheSECDATAcommand.

UsetheLAYERcommandinPOST1(orLAYERP26inPOST26)tospecify
thelayernumberforwhichresultsaretobeprocessed.
TheSHELLcommandspecifiesaTOP,MID,orBOTlocationwithinthelayer

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Interlaminarshearstresses
Interlaminarshearstressesareusuallyimportantatthe
freeedgesofamodel.
Forrelativelyaccurateinterlaminarshearstressesatthese
locations,theelementsizeattheboundariesofthemodel
shouldbeapproximatelyequaltothetotallaminate
thickness.
Forshells,increasingthenumberoflayersperactual
materiallayerdoesnotnecessarilyimprovetheaccuracy
ofinterlaminarshearstresses.

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Interlaminarshearstresses
WithelementsSOLID46,SOLID95,SOLSH190and
SOLID191,however,stackingelementsinthethickness
directionshouldresultinmoreaccurateinterlaminar
stressesthroughthethickness.
Interlaminartransverseshearstressesinshellelements
arebasedontheassumptionthatnosheariscarriedat
thetopandbottomsurfacesoftheelement.
Theseinterlaminarshearstressesareonlycomputedin
theinteriorandarenotvalidalongtheshellelement
boundaries.
Useofshelltosolidsubmodelingisrecommendedto
accuratelycomputeallofthefreeedgeinterlaminar
stresses.
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0/90SymmetricCompositeExample

EX=171GPa
EY=3.42GPa
EZ=3.42GPa
PRXY=0.25
PRYZ=0.25
PRXZ=0.25
GXY=3.42GPa
GYZ=1.37GPa
GXZ=1.37GPa

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0/90SymmetricCompositeExample

SolidShell190
h/L=0.2#layers:30

SolidShell190
h/L=0.06#layers:12
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LayeredsectionDefinitionExample
LayeredsectionDefinitionExample

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LayeredsectionDefinitionExample

SECPLOTCommand

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LayeredsectionDefinitionExample

ElementStressresultforlayer5
Nodaldisplacementresults

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InterfaceDelaminationandFailure
InterfaceDelaminationandFailure

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InterfaceDelaminationandFailure
Aninterfaceexistsanywheretwomaterialsarejoined
together.
Theinterfacebetweenthelayersofacomposite
structureisofspecialinterest,becausewhenthistype
ofstructureissubjectedtocertaintypesofexternal
loading,thefailureprocess(delamination)takesona
uniquecharacter.
Interfacedelaminationistraditionallysimulatedusing
fracturemechanicsmethods,suchasnodalrelease
technique.
Alternatively,youcanusethecohesivezonemodelto
simulateinterfacedelaminationandotherfracture
pheneomenon.
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CohesizeZoneModel
Thisapproachintroducesfailuremechanismsbyusingthe
hardeningsofteningrelationshipsbetweentheseparationsand
incorporatingthecorrespondingtractionsacrosstheinterface.
Thistechniqueisalsowellsuitedformodelingthefracture
processinahomogenousmedium,sincefracturecanbe
viewedasaseparationprocessbetweentwosurfaces
Interfacedelaminationandfailuresimulationisperformedby
firstseparatingthemodelintotwocomponentsorgroupsof
elements.
Acohesivezoneisthendefinedbetweenthesetwogroups.
ANSYSoffersasetofinterfaceelementsdesignedspecifically
torepresentthecohesivezonebetweenthecomponentsandto
accountfortheseparationacrosstheinterface.

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CohesiveElementsandMaterial
202

203

K
O

205

O
V

204
J

X
U
N

Interfaceelementswithzerothickness

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InterfaceElements
Elements
Characteristics

Interface
Element

2D,linear

INTER202

2D,quadratic

INTER203

3D,quadratic

INTER204

3D,linear

INTER205

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StructuralElements
PLANE42,VISCO106,
PLANE182
PLANE2,PLANE82,
VISCO88,PLANE183
SOLID92,SOLID95,
SOLID186,SOLID187
SOLID45,SOLID46,
SOLID64,SOLID65,
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CohesiveElementandMaterial
Elementcharacteristics

Primaryinterestin
d
tension/opening
Separationbehavioris
describedbyatraction
separationlaw
Accountsforcontactwitha
simplepenaltyapproach
Workswithcontactelements
forbettercontactmodeling

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CohesiveElementandMaterial
Materialdefinition

Cohesivezonemodel

Materialmodelparameters
smax dn dt

Exponentialmodel
Surfacepotential

Datainput
TB,CZM,mat,ntemp,npts,EXPO
TBDATA,1,c1,c2,c3
C1 smax
C2 dn
Tractionacrossthesurface
C3 dt
dn
d 2

dn
t

f()= esmaxdn1- 1+ exp - 2 exp -

d
dn
dn
t
T

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InterfaceDelaminationExample
Problemdescription
U

h:3mm

a:30mm
U

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Length:100mm
Width:20mm

Reference:
Alfano,G.andCrisfield,M.A.,Finiteelementinterfacemodelsforthe
delaminationanalysisoflaminatedcomposites:mechanicalandcomputational
issues,InternationalJournalforNumericalMethodsinEngineering,2001,
50:17011736.
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InterfaceDelaminationExample

CohesiveZoneModeling

CohesiveZoneElements
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InterfaceDelaminationExample
InterfaceDelaminationExample

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InterfaceDelaminationExample

Comparision

Elementlength:0.4mm

6.00E+01

C1=37N/mm^2,C2=0.0025mm
ElementType:Inter202

ReactionForceFy(N)

5.00E+01

C1=25N/mm^2,C2=0.004mm
ElementType:Inter202
Elementlength:0.5mm

4.00E+01

Referenceresults

3.00E+01

C1=25N/mm^2,C2=0.004mm
ElementType:Inter205

Elementlength:1mm

Elementlength:0.5mm

2.00E+01

1.00E+01

0.00E+00
0.00E+00

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2.00E+00

3.00E+00

4.00E+00 5.00E+00 6.00E+00

DisplacementUy(mm)

48

7.00E+00

8.00E+00

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ANSYSFibersimInterface
ANSYSFibersimInterface

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ANSYSFibersimInterface
VISTAGY,Inc.developsandmarketstheFiberSIMsuiteofsoftware
forcompositedesignandmanufacturing.
www.vistagy.com/products/fibersim.htm
Bysupportingthecompositeengineeringprocessfromtheearly
stagesofdesignallthewaythroughtomanufacturing,FiberSIM
enablesengineerstofullyexploitthesematerialsquicklyandcost
effectively.
FiberSIMprovidesCADintegratedsoftwaresolutionsfor:

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Managingplies
Assessingproducibility
Creatingflatpatterns
Generatingpropertiesforanalysis
Producingdesigndocumentation
Generatingoffsetlaminatesurfaces
Exportingflatpatternstomanufacturing
Programminglaserprojectionsystems
Interfacingwithfiberplacementmachines
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FiberSIMInterface
TheFiberSIMAnalysisinterfaceprovidesacompleteand
detaileddescriptionofthefinalpartdesign,enabling
accurateverificationofthepart'sperformance
Ithasgeometryavailableusing.xmlfilethathasthe
followinginformationavailable:
Namesofalllayers
Whichlayersareused(notdroppedoff)
Theorientationangleofalllayers

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XMLFileFormat
<?xmlversion="1.0"?>
<Laminate_LayupPART_NAME="TEST1">
<OrientationXYZ="0.00.00.0"/>
<PlyNAME="STEEL">
<Mesh_Point_TableCOUNT="4"
RECORD="XYZ">
0.0000000.0000000.000000<R/>
30.0000000.0000000.000000<R/>
0.00000030.0000000.000000<R/>
300000030.0000000.000000<R/>
</Mesh_Point_Table>
<Mesh_Polygon_TableCOUNT="2"
RECORD="NODES,WARP,WEFT">
123,0.200000,1.745329<R/>
423,0.200000,1.745329<R/>
</Mesh_Polygon_Table>
</Ply>
...moreplys
</Laminate_Layup>
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XMLFile
TheXMLfilehasthefollowinginformation
available:
Thenamesofalllayers
Whichlayersareused(notdroppedoff)atany
onepoint
Theorientationangleofalllayersusedatany
onepoint

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FibreSimInterfacecontd.
TheXMLfiledoesnotdescribethelaminate
completely.Alsoneededare:
Layerthicknesses
Layermaterialproperties

TheseareprovidedusingtheSECDATAandMP
commandsinANSYS.

sect,4,shell,fibersim,lamin1
secd,0.2,1,,,layer1
secd,1.0,2,,,layer2
SHELL99andSHELL181aresupported

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OtherInputinformation
Additionally,thefollowinginputareavailable:
Offsetselection
Addedmassperunitarea
DistanceandangletolerancesbetweentheFS
modelandtheANSYSmodel
Debugoutputkeys

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FibersimMultilayerInput
FibersimMultilayerInput

P002

P003

P001, P006

P004
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ANSYSFibersimInterfaceExample
t1=1.0e3
!
!************ImportFiberSIMdata*******
!
sect,1,shell,fibersim,xml_filename
!
secd,t1,1,,,P001
secd,t1,1,,,P002
secd,t1,1,,,P003
secd,t1,1,,,P004
secd,t1,1,,,P005
secd,t1,1,,,P006
!
secr,xml_filename,xml
secn,1
!
thicktol=t1*50
edgetol=100
angtol=180
secc,,,,,,,,,thicktol,edgetol,angtol,0
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Conclusion
ANSYSoffersarangeofcapabilityforcompositesanalysis
Traditionalcompositescapabilityincludesshell,solidandbeam
elementswithadvancedsectiondefinitionandfailurecriteria
specificationcapability
Advanceddelaminationmodelingcapabilitythroughcohesive
zoneelementsextendsthecompositescapabilityincludefailure
modeling
InterfacetoFibersimbringscompositesanalysisinANSYS
closertoCADdesignandmanufacturingbyprovidingexact
fiberorientationsforuseingeneratinglaminateproperties

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