Numerical simulation of hypervelocity impacts of a projectile on laminated composite plate targets by means of improved SPH method

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 683-692

  Shintate, K ^a   Sekine, H ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composite (PMCs); B. Impact behaviour; C. Numerical analysis; Improved smoothed particle hydrodynamics method

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE; GRAPHITE; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESSES; TENSORS;

HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS (HVI); IMPACT BEHAVIOR; IMPROVED SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS METHOD; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 2042474756     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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