Presentation Details
Influence of the tape number on the optimized structural performance of locally reinforced composite structures
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 14:10 - 14:30 in room 7.31
In Session:
MS18-2: Virtual Analysis and Design of New Materials (Show complete Mini Symposium)
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 13:30 - 15:30 in room 7.31
Show complete Session
1st and presenting Author
Benedikt Fengler
Institute of Vehicle System Technology - Lightweight Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute of Vehicle System Technology - Lightweight Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
2nd Author
Luise Kärger
Institute of Vehicle System Technology - Lightweight Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute of Vehicle System Technology - Lightweight Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
3rd Author
Andrew Hrymak
Faculty of Engineering
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Faculty of Engineering
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Micro Abstract:
For lightweight applications, a combination of discontinuous and continuous fiber reinforced polymers is aspired, where position, geometry and orientation of the reinforcing continuous fiber tape needs to be optimized. Therefore, the proposed approach combines an evolutionary algorithm with a structural simulation in the FE software Abaqus. With this method, the influence of different tape numbers on the optimized tape design as well as on the final structural performance is demonstrated.