Abstract
The study presented in this paper outlines the development of numerical modelling and simulation of lightning strikes to carbon fiber/phenolic resin composite laminates with a focus on developing a material model considering material degradation based on an Arrhenius-type equation at high heating rates. With the application of this model, based on pyrolysis kinetics, the major discrepancies concerned with damage localisation between numerical and experimental results are resolved. According to numerical results obtained in this study, it is identified that the material degradation model plays an extremely important role when simulating lightning damage to CFRPs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Advancements and Challenges: Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM24), Perth, Australia, 6-9 December 2016 |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 1763-1768 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138029934 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials - Duration: 6 Dec 2016 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials |
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| Period | 6/12/16 → … |
Keywords
- aerospace engineering
- carbon fiber-reinforced plastics
- composite materials
- laminated materials
- lighting