https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2012-01589-y
Regular Article
Development of fibre-metal laminates for improved impact performance
Structural Integrity Group, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS, Delft, The Netherlands
a e-mail: F.D.Moriniere@tudelft.nl
Received:
15
November
2011
Revised:
13
March
2012
Published online:
7
May
2012
An analytical and experimental investigation into the low-velocity behaviour of GLARE Fibre-Metal Laminates (FMLs) has been performed. A quasi-static approach was developed to estimate the perforation energy absorbed between the constituents of GLARE. The analysis considered contact area increase during perforation and strain rate effect on material properties. Particular attention was paid to the effect of ply-angle orientation and aluminium position. Predicted maximum impact force, maximum displacement, and perforation energy related to impact velocity were within 10% of test results. Stacking composite plies oriented along the diagonal of the plate with more than 2 aluminium layers leads to a more impact resistant FML. The generic nature of the developed methodology can support the optimization of high-performance FML concepts.
© EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag, 2012
