FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF TRANSIENT RESPONSE ANALYSIS OF WOVEN GLASS/EPOXY LAMINATED PLATES

A developed finite element analysis investigation into failure behaviour of woven fabric laminated composite plate subjected to dynamic loads was undertaken using ANSYS. Transient analysis was carried out for two different boundary conditions viz. Clamped Free Free Free (C-F-F-F) and Clamped Free Clamped Free (C-F-C-F) boundary conditions. Work was concentrated on studying failure criteria in woven glass/epoxy laminate for both before and after damage conditions. Dynamic load is applied to the plate in form of half sine wave. Failure analysis of woven laminates was analysed bases on Tsai-Wu theory.