Modelling of Composite Bonded Joints 1

[kieron]

Does anyone have any useful publications or benchmark examples for conducting detailed finite element modelling of composite bonded joints. Any MSC Nastran exercises would be particularly useful.

Regards
Kieron.

MBDA UK Ltd

 

[jimnees]

Kieron, we model our laminate build up's on our proprietary software, however it analyses the ply build up, and ply stresses, and determines ply margins of safety, based on a Tsai-Hill calculation. It utilises NASTRAN load conditions.
Is it ply behaviour your looking at modelling?

 

[sax]

You can find a useful paper at this address:

http://www.swcomposites.com/Papers/ASC_Bonded_Joints_Paper_Final.pdf

S.