Finite element modeling of damageability and durability of composite structures with local delaminations

The study centers around a technique developed for modeling damageability of laminated composite structures with defects of the delamination type under cyclic loading. The procedure consists of 3 stages iteratively repeated in time: finite element simulation of a macroscopic stress-strain state of the structure with defects; simulation of the microscopic stress-strain state near the defects; modeling the damage accumulation in the matrix, which connects the layers of reinforcing fibers near the defect. The model takes into account the curvilinear anisotropy of the composite material in the structure of complex geometric shapes. The study gives an example of a numerical calculation of a fragment of a composite structure of a helicopter carrier blade, taking into consideration the defect of the delamination type. The results suggest that there is a possibility of using the developed technique for damageability modeling in complex composite structures. The finite-element solution of the macroscopic problem is found by means of the SMCM software platform developed at the Scientific and Educational Center for Supercomputer Engineering Modeling and Software Development (SEC “SIMPLEX”) of Bauman Moscow State Technical University.