Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Ballistic Impact on Thin Laminated Composite Plate

Abstract

Penetration of flat-ended cylindrical projectiles into thin laminated composite plates was investigated analytically and experimentally. An analytical modeling was carried out for thin laminated composite plates by developing a new function for deflection by computing Von Karman nonlinear strains and by using the principle of energy balance. During the perforation process, different regions were considered for the plate, such as fracture region, elastic deformation region, delamination region, and undeformed region. The energy absorbed by each region was measured in small time intervals. To validate this model, the ballistic experiment is performed on the thin laminated composite plate near and beyond ballistic limit velocity. The samples were made from plain woven glass/epoxy using a hand lay-up method. In addition to the initial velocity, the residual velocity of the projectile was also measured using two parallel laser curtains. A comparison drawn between analytical and experimental results demonstrated a good consistency in the residual velocity of the projectile. Finally, the distribution of strains along the plate thickness direction over time, the different amounts of absorbed energy of the failure modes, delamination radius, and energy are assessed at near and beyond ballistic limit velocity.

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