Plastic-damage-response analysis of glass/polyester filament wound structures: 3D meso-scale numerical modelling, experimental identification and validation

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose a theoretical meso-model describing the nonlinear behaviour of filament wound glass–polyester composite structures based on a progressive damage and failure analysis. This model has been implemented in the finite element modelling software Abaqus through the user material subroutine and then validated by experimental investigations. Numerical results have been compared with experimental data obtained from a set of tests on representative specimens using the strain measurement technique.

Keywords

• Filament wound composite
• Finite element modelling
• Experimental validation
• Progressive damage and failure analysis
• Meso-model
• Nonlinear behaviour