Impact testing with high-speed 2D&3D digital image correlation (DIC) characterization.
Compression after impact testing with 2D&3D DIC to capture post-buckling behavior with progressive damage growth.
General tensile/compressive coupon-level tests to characterize material properties of composites.
High-resolution non-destructive inspection (NDI) of impact damage, including X-ray micro-CT and ultrasound scanning.
In-situ high-speed 3D DIC characterization of the low-velocity impact response and damage of laminated composites.
In-situ high-speed 2D DIC characterization of the impact response of a composite beam.
Impact testing with high-speed 2D&3D digital image correlation (DIC) characterization.
Compression after impact testing with 2D&3D DIC to capture post-buckling behavior with progressive damage growth.
General tensile/compressive coupon-level tests to characterize material properties of composites.
High-resolution non-destructive inspection (NDI) of impact damage, including X-ray micro-CT and ultrasound scanning.
Development of the Enhanced Schapery Theory (EST) model with Abaqus user material subroutine VUMAT to tackle progressive damage analyses of composites.
Improvement of EST with the capability to capture material inelasticity and mixed-mode damage.
Computationally studying the size effects of impact and compression after impact behavior.
High-resolution X-ray micro-CT characterization of the impact damage.
High-fidelity computational prediction of the impact damage.
Micro-CT characterization of the impact-induced delamination.
High-fidelity computational prediction of the impact-induced delamination.
Development of a high-fidelity and high-efficiency computational framework for consecutive LVI-CAI analyses.
With the computational fidelity preserved, the computational time could be reduced by 67%.
Development and implementation of CDFE with Abaqus user element subroutine VUEL.
Enhancing CDFE with a novel mixed-mode cohesive law to reduce spurious numerical oscillations.
Applying CDFE to conduct micromechanical progressive damage analysis of composites.