This chapter is concerned with the modelling and computer simulation of a dynamic failure development in the thin-walled automotive structural components made from the laminated polymer composite materials reinforced with fabric layers. The scope of the work includes geometrically non-linear numerical structural analysis coupled with the progressive damage material modelling and applicable to structures with complex geometries. Impact crash simulation of a scaled-down automotive composite spare-wheel compartment has been performed using the explicit finite element code (PAM-CRASH). Simulation results are compared to experimentally recorded data, and the predicted deformation states and failure patterns show good agreement with the experimental data.
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Morozov, E.V., Thomson, V.A. (2008). Modelling and Computational Analysis of the Dynamic Crash Behaviour of Fabric Reinforced Composite Automotive Structures. In: Bonilla, L.L., Moscoso, M., Platero, G., Vega, J.M. (eds) Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 2006. Mathematics in Industry, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71992-2_131
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