A mesoscale modelling approach of glass fibre/Elium acrylic woven laminates for low velocity impact simulation

This study presents a numerical mesoscale approach to simulate the damage and failure mechanisms of woven laminated composites under low velocity impact loading conditions. First, some measurements were made on samples to obtain a realistic reproduction of the microstructure. This allows relating failure mechanisms in composite laminates with their geometry and topology. A three-dimensional Hashin criterion was developed to investigate the...