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Simulation of Low Velocity Impact of Honeycomb Sandwich Composite Panels for the BIMODAL Tram Application

바이모달 트램 적용 하니컴 샌드위치 복합재 패널의 저속 충격 해석

  • 이재열 (국립한밭대학교 기계설계공학과 대학원) ;
  • 정종철 ((주)한국화이바, 차량사업부) ;
  • 신광복 (국립한밭대학교 기계설계공학과)
  • Published : 2007.08.31
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Abstract

This paper describes the results of experiments and numerical simulation studies on the low-velocity impact damage of two different sandwich composite panels for application to bodyshell and floor structure of the BIMODAL tram vehicle. Square test samples of 100mm sides were subjected to low-velocity impact loading using an instrumented testing machine at four impact energy levels. Part of this work presented is focused on the finite element analysis of low-velocity impact response onto a sandwich composite panels. It is based on the application of explicit finite element (FE) analysis codes LS-DYNA 3D to study the impact response of sandwich structures under low-velocity impact conditions. Material testing was conducted to determine the input parameters for the metallic and composite material model, and the effective equivalent damage model for the orthotropic honeycomb materials. Numerical and experimental results showed a good agreement for damage area and the depth of indentation of sandwich composite panels created by the impact loading.

본 논문에서는 바이모달 트램의 차체와 바닥재 구조 재료로 적용되는 2종류의 샌드위치 패널에 대한 충격 손상을 시험과 수치해석을 통해 상호 비교하였다. 적용된 시편은 $100mm{\times}100mm$의 크기를 가지며 저속충격시험기를 사용하여 4가지 경우의 충격에너지에 대해 시험하였다. 또한, 저속충격 조건에 따라 차체 적용 샌드위치 구조물의 저속 충격 특성을 유한요소해석으로 분석하기 위해 범용 외연유한요소해석 프로그램인 LS-DYNA3D를 이용하여 특성을 분석하였다. 이때 금속재와 복합재 재료의 손상모델, 그리고 직교이방성 특성을 갖는 하니컴 재료의 유효손상모델을 제시하기 위하여 기계적 특성 시험을 수행하여 물성 파라메터를 획득하였고, 시험과 해석결과 충격 하중에 대한 샌드위치 패널의 손상 영역과 깊이를 비교적 잘 예측할 수 있음을 증명하였다.

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