Peridynamic modelling of impact damage in three-point bending beam with offset notch

The nonlocal peridynamic theory has been proven to be a promising method for the material failure and damage analyses in solid mechanics. Based upon the integro- differential equations, peridynamics enables predicting the complex fracture phenomena such as spontaneous crack nucleation and crack branching, curving, and arrest. In this paper, the bond-based peridynamic approach is used to study the impact damage in a beam with an offset notch, which is widely used to investigate the mixed I-II crack propagation in brittle materials. The predictions from the peridynamic analysis agree well with available experimental observations. The numerical results show that the dynamic fracture behaviors of the beam under the impact load, such as crack initiation, curving, and branching, rely on the location of the offset notch and the impact speed of the drop hammer.

Detecting Impact Damage in Carbon Fabric/epoxy-matrix Composites by Ultrasonic F-scan and Electrical Resistance Measurement

The status and the variation of electrical resistance of impacted carbon fiber/epoxy-matrix composites were studied by ultrasonic F-scan and electrical resistance measurement The experimental results shows that impact damage energy threshold value of carbon fabric/epoxy-matrix composites can determine by using ultrasonic F-scan. When the impact energy exceeds the threshold value, damage is generated in composites. Electrical resistance of impacted composites is changed owing to the contact of each carbon fiber unit in composites, which cause a change of the series-parallel in conductors. The veracity of detecting impact damage in composites can be improved in this case.

Ultrasonic Evaluation of the Impact Damage of Polymer Bonded Explosives

The damage properties of polymer bonded explosives under dynamic loading were studied by using ultrasonic evaluation. Explosive samples were damaged by a low-velocity gas gun at different impact velocities. Ultrasonic examination was carried out with a pulse through-transmission method. Spectra analyses were carried out by using fast Fourier transform. Characteristic ultrasonic parameters, including ultrasonic velocities, attenuation coefficients, spectra area and master frequency, were obtained. The correlation between the impact damage and ultrasonic parameters was analyzed. A damage coefficient D was defined by considering a combination of ultrasonic velocity and amplitude. The results show that ultrasonic parameters can be used to quantitatively assess the damage extent in impacted plastic bonded explosives..

Experimental Study of the Impact Damage of Composition B and Plastic Bonded Explosive

A long pulse low velocity gas gun with a gas buffer is used to induce impact damage in cast Composition B and hot pressed PBXN 5. To obtain different damage states, a range of projectile velocities are used by controlling the launching pressure of gas gun. The stress history during impact loading is recorded. Various methods are used to characterize the damage state of impacted explosive samples. The microstructure is examined by use of scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and polarized light microscopy (PLM). The densities and ultrasonic attenuation are also measured. The results show that both Composition B and PBXN 5 exhibit some damage characteristics of brittle materials. However, due to the difference in compositions, PBXN 5 exhibits better resistance to impact loading than Composition B.

Study of Detecting Impact Damage for Composite Material Based on Intelligent Sensor

A system of impact damage detection for composite material structures by using an intelligent sensor embedded in composite material is described. In the course of signal processing, wavelet transform has the exceptional property of temporal frequency localization, whereas Kohonen artificial neural networks have excellent characteristics of self-learning and fault-tolerance. By combining the merits of abstracting time-frequency domain eigenvalues and improving the ratio of signal to noise in this system, impact damage in composite material can be properly recognized.

Evaluation of Impact Damage Tolerance in Carbon Fabric/epoxy-matrix Composites by Electrical Resistance Measurement

Impact damage tolerance is provided in intensity design on composites. The compression intensity of impacted composites requires more than 60% of its original intensity. The influence of impact on compressive intensity and electrical resistance of carbon fabric/epoxy-matrix composites was studied in this paper. The experimental results shows that impact can cause damage in composites, degenerate compressive intensity, and increase resistance. The electrical resistance change rate was used as an evaluation indicator of impact damage tolerance of composites. Impact damage, which results from the applying process of composites, can be identified in time by electrical resistance measurement. So, the safety performance of composites can also be improved.

Impact Damage Identification for Composite Material Based on Transmissibility Function and OS-ELM Algorithm

A method is proposed based on the transmissibility function and the OnlineSequence Extreme Learning Machine (OS-ELM) algorithm, which is applied to theimpact damage of composite materials. First of all, the transmissibility functions of theundamaged signals and the damage signals at different points are calculated. Secondly,the difference between them is taken as the damage index. Finally, principal componentanalysis (PCA) is used to reduce the noise feature. And then, input to the online sequencelimit learning neural network classification to identify damage and confirm the damagelocation. Taking the amplitude of the transmissibility function instead of the accelerationresponse as the signal analysis for structural damage identification cannot be influencedby the excitation amplitude. The OS-ELM algorithm is based on the ELM (ExtremeLearning Machine) algorithm, in-creased training speed also increases the recognitionaccuracy. Experiment in the epoxy board shows that the method can effectively identifythe structural damage accurately.

Ballistic penetration damages of hybrid plain-woven laminates with carbon,Kevlar and UHMWPE fibers in different stacking sequences

Hybrid composite materials combine different fibers in preform and take advantages of different mechanical behaviors for improving ballistic impact damage tolerances.Here we report ballistic impact damages of plain-woven laminates with different hybrids and stacking sequences.Three kinds of hybrid laminates,i.e.,carbon/Kevlar,carbon/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE),and UHMWPE/Kevlar,had been prepared and tested in ballistic penetration with fragment simulating projectiles(FSP).The residual velocities of the projectiles and impact damage morphologies of the laminates have been obtained to show impact energy absorptions for the different hybrid schemes.A microstructural model of the hybrid laminates had also been established to show impact damage mechanisms with finite element analysis(FEA).We found that the UHMWPE/Kevlar hybrid laminates with Kevlar layers as the front face have the highest energy absorption capacity,followed by the carbon/Kevlar hybrid laminates with carbon layers as the front face.The main damage modes are fiber breakages,matrix crack and interlayer delamination.The ballistic damage evolutions from the FEA results show that the major damage is shear failure for front layers,while tension failure for the back layers.We expect that the ballistic impact performance could be improved from the different hybrid schemes.

Damage from Particle Impact for Structural Ceramics

In this study, the relationship between the maximum impact force and velocity of partjcle has been derived on the basis of elastic theory and energy principle. Critical impact force and critical speed which cause initial damage is anaIVsed and its analytical expression is presented. The impact force for six dlfferent materials was measu red at the same condition to investigate the v8riation of impact pararneter with material properties. The authors provide a simple test method and experimental de vice to imitate the impact of moving particle, A series of experiments on ceramics and gIass were car ried out to study the dependence of residual strength on the impulse.

Damage Characteristics of the Logical Chip Module Due to Plasma Created by Hypervelocity Impacts

To researching the damage characteristics of typical logical chip modules in spacecraft due to plasma generated by hypervelocity impacts,we have established a triple Langmuir probe diagnostic system and a logical chips measurement system,which were used to diagnose plasma characteristic parameters and the logical chip module＇s logical state changes due to the plasma created by a 7075 aluminum projectile hypervelocity impact on the 2A12 aluminum target.Three sets of experiments were performed with the collision speeds of 2.85 km/s,3.1 km/s and2.20 km/s,at the same incident angles of 30 degrees and logical chip module＇s positions by using a two-stage light gas gun loading system,a plasma characteristic parameters diagnostic system and a logical chip module＇s logical state measurement system,respectively.Electron temperature and density were measured at given position and azimuth,and damage estimation was performed for the logical chip module by using the data acquisition system.Experimental results showed that temporary damage could be induced on logical chip modules in spacecraft by plasma generated by hypervelocity impacts under the given experimental conditions and the sensors＇ position and azimuth.

Ballistic performance of spherical fragments penetrating PCrNi3MoV target plates

PCrNi3MoV steel is a medium-carbon,low-alloy quenched and tempered steel that finds its applications in military gun barrels due to the high wear resistance and ablation resistance.To study the penetration and failure modes of PCrNi3MoV plates impacted by tungsten spheres,tungsten spheres of various diameters(5 mm,8 mm,and 10 mm)were used to impact PCrNi3MoV steel plates with thicknesses of 6 mm,9 mm,and 14 mm.The penetration performance of the spheres was analyzed for different velocities,and the ultimate penetration velocity of the plate was obtained.It was found that the primary failure modes of the PCrNi3MoV plate were compression pitting failure and shear failure.Using the dimensional analysis method,a relationship between the bulge height of the steel plate and the fragment velocity,an equation for the ultimate penetration velocity,and a relationship between the target penetration energy and the fragment velocity were obtained.Then,a projectile-target action index was proposed to describe the process of tungsten spheres with different velocities impacting target plates.The results suggested that under the same thickness of the target plate,a larger-diameter fragment required more kinetic energy to obtain the same ultimate penetration effect as a smaller-diameter fragment.The equations obtained through dimensional analysis predicted values that agreed well with experimental values,indicating that these equations can be applied to engineering applications.

ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF RESIDUAL IMPACT PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS BY ACOUSTO-ULTRASONICS——A PATTERN RECOGNITION APPROACH

This paper deals with the application of Acousto-ultrasonics,in con- junction with Pattern Recognition and Classification techniques,to the identification of residual impact properties of a class of polymeric material,namely,Polyvinylchlo- ride(PVC).PVC specimens of different low-energy repeated impact damage states are processed by Acousto-ultrasonics(AU)to retrieve AU signals in the form of dig- italized records.These AU signals are grouped as distinct classes,each pertaining to a known level of repeated impact damage.Describing features of these AU signals are used to build Pattern Recognition(PR)Classifiers.These classifiers are used to identify unknown damage states in other PVC specimens by classifying the re- trieved AU signals as belonging to one of the classes.The obtained results indicate that Acousto-ultrasonics in combination with Pattern Recognition and Classification techniques can be used for the quantitative non-destructive identification of damage states in PVC specimens of unknown low-energy repeated impact conditions.

Inspection interval optimization for aircraft composite structures with dent and delamination damage

The optimization of inspection intervals for composite structures has been proposed,but only one damage type,dent damage,has been addressed so far.The present study focuses on the two main damage types of dent and delamination,and a model for optimizing the inspection interval of composite structures is proposed to minimize the total maintenance cost on the premise that the probability of structure failure will not exceed the acceptable level.In order to analyze the damage characteristics and the residual strength of the composite structure,the frequency,energy,size,and depth of the damage are studied,and the situation of missing detection during the inspection is considered.The structural residual strength and total maintenance cost are quantified corresponding to different inspection intervals.The proposed optimization method relieves the constraints in previous simulation methods,and is more consistent with the actual situation.Finally,the outer wing of aircraft is taken as an example,and with the historical cases and experimental data,the optimization method is verified.The optimal inspection interval is shorter than the actually implemented inspection interval,and the corresponding maintenance cost is reduced by 23.3%.The result shows the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed optimization method.

STATIC AND FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF IMPACTED AS4/PEEK THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES UNDER COMPRESSION LOAD

Static and fatigue tests under compression load were made on impacted AS4/PEEK and T300/913C graphite/epoxy with [45/90/-45/0] 5S stacking sequence. The comparison of the damage tolerance assessment for thermosetting and thermoplastic composites shows that thermoplastics are more damage tolerant under compression. Impacted thermoplastic composites have excellent compression compression fatigue behavior. The damage growth life is only a few percent of their total fatigue life and no regular damage growth can be found. Some design principles for thermosetting composite structures may still be used.

Transient-Spatial Pattern Mining of Eddy Current Pulsed Thermography Using Wavelet Transform

Eddy current pulsed thermography（ECPT） is an emerging Non-destructive testing and evaluation（NDT E） technique, which uses hybrid eddy current and thermography NDT E techniques that enhances the detectability from their compensation. Currently, this technique is limited by the manual selection of proper contrast frames and the issue of improving the efficiency of defect detection of complex structure samples remains a challenge. In order to select a specific frame from transient thermal image sequences to maximize the contrast of thermal variation and defect pattern from complex structure samples, an energy driven approach to compute the coefficient energy of wavelet transform is proposed which has the potential of automatically selecting both optimal transient frame and spatial scale for defect detection using ECPT. According to analysis of the variation of different frequency component and the comparison study of the detection performance of different scale and wavelets, the frame at the end of heating phase is automatically selected as an optimal transient frame for defect detection. In addition, the detection capabilities of the complex structure samples can be enhanced through proper spatial scale and wavelet selection. The proposed method has successfully been applied to low speed impact damage detection of carbon fibre reinforced polymer（CFRP） composite as well as providing the guidance to improve the detectability of ECPT technique.

Spacecraft damage infrared detection algorithm for hypervelocity impact based on double-layer multi-target segmentation

To detect spacecraft damage caused by hypervelocity impact,we propose an advanced spacecraft defect extraction algorithm based on infrared imaging detection.The Gaussian mixture model(GMM)is used to classify the temperature change characteristics in the sampled data of the infrared video stream and reconstruct the image to obtain the infrared reconstructed image(IRRI)reflecting the defect characteristics.The designed segmentation objective function is used to ensure the effectiveness of image segmentation results for noise removal and detail preservation,while taking into account the complexity of IRRI(that is,the required trade-offs are different).A multi-objective optimization algorithm is introduced to achieve balance between detail preservation and noise removal,and a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition(MOEA/D)is used for optimization to ensure damage segmentation accuracy.Experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

Research on Protection Capability of Flying-Whip Multifunctional Explosive Reactive Armor

The experimental research on protection capability of the flying-whip multifunctional explosive reactive armor (ERA) was performed, in which the comparison experiment was made on the damage effect of the flying-whip's geometrical figuration, material property and driven velocity on the long-rod armor-piercing-projectile. The moving velocity of the flying-whip driven by different explosives and the pressure attenuation law of shock wave travelling in the back plate were measured respectively with the electric probe method and the manganin piezoresistive gauge technique. The following conclusions based on a great quantity of experimental data were drawn: compared with the sandwich ERA the flying-whip multifunctional ERA has very good protection function against the long-rod armor-piercing-projectile, the shaped charge warhead and the anti-armor tandem warhead. In addition, the composite plate made of the armor-steel and rubber plate can lessen the vibration and shock of the main armor caused by the explosion of the charge..

Unmanned aerial vehicle strike on a flat plate:Tests and numerical simulations

The incursion of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)into airports often occurs due to the popularity of drones,which may lead to a threat to aircraft flight safety.Therefore,estimating the dynamic impact load caused by drone strikes is essential.This paper proposes a test method with high precision and low cost involving launching of a UAV to impact a flat plate specimen by using an air gun.The test results of UAVs impacting flat plates at different impact velocities,such as the UAV dam-age deformation captured by a high-speed camera and strain vs time dynamic response curves of plates,were obtained and analysed.At the same time,a corresponding numerical simulation was car-ried out by using the explicit finite element software LS-DYNA.The predicted damage to the UAV and strain on the flat plate during the strike process were compared with the test results.The overall trend of the simulation results is in good agreement with the test results,at least for the first three mil-liseconds of the event.This shows that the numerical simulation model established in this paper is rea-sonable.The UAV numerical method established in the present paper can be used to carry out numerical simulations and evaluations of the collision safety of UAVs against large aircraft and high-value ground targets.The results show that the local deformation of the impacted target is uneven due to the distribution of concentrated mass components such as motors,battery,and camera.As the impact velocity of the UAV increases,all parts of the UAV are seriously damaged and basically in a fragmented state,and the battery is greatly deformed.The interaction between the UAV and the flat plate specimen is approximately 2.7 ms,and the UAV numerical simulation model established in this paper can well simulate the real UAV impact process.