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Impact and compression after impact behavior of single-stiffener composite panels

  • Beihang University
  • Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the damage tolerance of single-stiffener panels. The impact response and the influence of impact damage on compression behavior were studied. Barely visible impact damage (BVID) was introduced to the stiffener flange tip on the smooth side. By applications of visual inspections and C-scan, massive damage was detected. After the impact experiment, compression tests were carried on the intact specimens and impacted specimens. The experimental results reveal that impact damage has no significant effect on the buckling mode. but decreases the buckling load by about 10%. The results also show that impact damage has an important influence on the compression failure mechanism. Under the compressive loading, impact damage propagates inside the skin after the buckling, which is a trigger for final fracture of damaged stiffened panels. Consequently, the impact damage causes a dramatical decrease in the failure load by 34%, approximately.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 8th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages106-112
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781538633052
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Sep 2017
Event8th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2017 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 22 Jul 201725 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name2017 8th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2017

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2017
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period22/07/1725/07/17

Keywords

  • compression failure mechanism
  • compression-after-impact
  • impact damage
  • low-velocity impact
  • single-stiffener composite panels

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