Mechanical Behavior of Composite Plate under Combined Impact and Internal Pressure

Abstract

This research presents results obtained from numerical analysis of a circular composite plate under impact of drop hammer and internal pressure load simultaneously. Influence of reinforced orientationangles of the multi-layer composite plate with fixed boundary conditions on displacements and axial stresses along the radius direction was studied. Employing ABAQUS software results for reinforcedorientation angles of [0/90/0]s, [0/45/60]s, [0/45/90]s, [0/30/60]s, [0/30/75]s, [0/15/30/60/75/90],[0/45/90/90/-45/0] are compared. Finding indicated that the reinforcedorientation angles have considerable effect on the axial stresses changing from compressive to tensile stresses. [0/45/90/90/-45/0]s showed the minimum displacements and axial stresses.