Small mass


M [kg] : Impactor mass
V0 [m/s] : Impact velocity
Large mass



Plate:

Impactor:

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Impact Response of Orthotropic Composite Plates

This program will compute maximum loads, deflection and threshold loads at delamination for a normal Laminate where Hertzian contact rule applies.


  1. Selection of response type:

Olsson R (2000). Mass criterion for wave controlled impact response of composite plates. Composites Part A;31(8)879-887 (Corrigendum in Composites Part A 2001;32(2)291).

https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00020-8, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00159-7

  1. Prediction for large mass impact:

Olsson R (2001). Analytical prediction of large mass impact damage in composite laminates. Composites Part A 2001;32(9)1207-1215.

https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-835X(01)00073-2

  1. Prediction for small mass impact:

Olsson R, Donadon MV, Falzon BG (2006). Delamination threshold load for dynamic impact on plates. Int J Solids Struct;43(10):3124-3141.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.05.005