MATISSE - Modelling And Testing for Improved Safety of key composite StructurEs in alternatively powered vehicles

Period

1 January 2012-30 September 2015

MATISSE aims to make a significant step forward in the capability of the automotive industry to model, predict and optimise the crash behaviour of mass produced fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structures, which will be extensively used in alternatively powered vehicles (APV). The ability to investigate crashworthiness of FRP vehicle structures by numerical simulation is crucial for these lightweight materials to see widespread use in future cars. By delivering this ability MATISSE will lead to safer, more efficient and more desirable cars. Modelling tools will be further validated through two automotive solution components: adaptive crash structures and high-pressure storage tanks. Future crash scenarios will be assessed and new evaluation criteria regarding safety will be developed.

Website

http://www.chalmers.se/safer/EN/projects/crash-safety/associated-projects/matis…

Short facts

Research area

Human body protection

Financier(s)

EU

More information

http://www.project-…

Partners

Autoliv, Chalmers

Project type

SAFER connected project

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An enriched shell element formulation for efficient modeling of multiple delamination propagation in laminates

In the modeling of progressive damage in fiber reinforced polymers, the kinematical representation of delamination is normally treated in one of two ways. Either efficient or accurate modeling of delamination is considered. In the first case, delamination

Authors : Jim Brouzoulis, Martin Fagerström

Year : 2015

Published in : Composite structures (0263-8223). Vol. 126 (2015), August 2015, p. 196–206.

A shell element formulation for the simulation of propagating delamination and through-thickness cracks

In this contribution, we propose an enhanced shell element formulation for mesh independent FE simulation of through-thickness and multiple delamination crackp ropagation in orthotropic laminates, cf. Figure 1 for an illustration of the possibilities of

Authors : Jim Brouzoulis, Martin Fagerström, Erik Svenning

Year : 2014

Published in : Proceedings of 16th European Conference on Composite Materials - ECCM16 p. (8p). (2014)

Modelling multiple delaminations and through-thickness cracking in fibre composites using shells

The ability to investigate the crashworthiness of fibre reinforced vehicle structures, by efficient numerical simulations, is crucial for FRP lightweight materials to see widespread use in future cars. Consequently, for an accurate prediction of the

Authors : Martin Fagerström, Jim Brouzoulis, Erik Svenning

Year : 2014

Published in : Proceedings of 14th European Mechanics of Materials Conference - EMMC14 (2014)

An enriched shell element formulation for modeling of inter- and intralaminar crack propagation in laminates

In traditional finite element modeling of progressive failure in laminated fiber reinforced polymers, inter- and intralaminar cracks are normally treated in different ways. Interlaminar cracks are normally described explicitly by building up the laminate

Authors : Jim Brouzoulis, Martin Fagerström, Erik Svenning

Year : 2015

Published in : Composite structures (0263-8223). Vol. 136 (2016), p. 616-625.

Modelling multiple delamination and intralaminar cracks using a single-layer shell approach

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Authors : Martin Fagerström, Jim Brouzoulis, Erik Svenning

Year : 2015

Published in : Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Computational Modeling of Fracture and Failure of Materials and Structures (CFRAC) (2015)

Modelling of propagating delaminations in textile reinforced duroplast beams by an enriched shell element formulation

Manufacturing and delamination testing, of textile reinforced Duroplast beams, have been performed to determine critical fracture energies in mode I, mode II and mixed mode loading. This includes values for growth initiation as well as propagation. For

Authors : Jim Brouzoulis, Martin Fagerström, Johannes Främby, Jan Krollmann, Peter Hellström

Year : 2015

Published in : Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Composite Materials (2015)

Modelling of multiple delaminations in shells using XFEM

A computationally efficient shell element which can account for multiple delaminations is presented. The shell kinematics is enriched based on XFEM and the element is validated against tests.

Authors : Jim Brouzoulis, Martin Fagerström

Year : 2013

Published in : Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM19), August 2013, Montréal