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Design of Composite Laminates Using Enumeration Method

나열법을 이용한 복합재 적층판 설계

  • Joung, Chanwoo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Bae, Il-Joon (Materials and Processing Research Lab, Research Institute of Science and Technology (RIST)) ;
  • Park, Young-Bin (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2019.12.08
  • Accepted : 2020.09.11
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

Fiber-reinforced composite laminates have high specific stiffness and strength and are expected to be useful for weight reduction in weight-sensitive industries, such as automotive and aerospace. However, designing composite laminates is often dependent on designer's experience and intuition because of difficulties in determining the number of plies and stacking sequence, which tends to lead to over-design. In this study, optimal design of composite laminates was performed to minimize weight, while withstanding the given load. Based on the enumeration method, all combinations of stacking sequence satisfying the design guideline for composite laminates were considered. Composite laminates were discretized into panels. Optimal number of plies and stacking sequence for each panel were determined considering local load on each panel and contiguity across adjacent panels. Failure index from Tsai-Wu criteria was optimized for strength and buckling analysis was performed for compressive load. Stacking angles of 0, ±45 and 90° were used.

섬유강화 복합재 적층판은 높은 비강성과 비강도를 가지고 있으며, 자동차 및 항공과 같은 무게에 민감한 산업에서 경량화에 유용할 것으로 기대되고 있다. 하지만 복합재 적층판의 설계는 적층 개수와 적층 순서를 모두 결정해야 하는 어려움으로 인해 설계자의 축적된 경험과 직관에 의존하는 경우가 많고, 이는 필요 이상으로 제품의 중량이 증가하는 과설계로 이어질 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 주어진 하중을 견디고 최소 무게를 갖는 복합재 적층판의 최적설계를 수행하였다. 나열법을 기반으로, 복합재 적층판의 설계 지침을 만족하는 모든 경우의 적층 조합을 고려하였다. 복합재 적층판을 여러 개의 패널로 나누고, 각 패널의 응력 분포와 인접한 패널 간 연결성을 고려하여 최적의 적층 수와 적층 순서를 결정하였다. 강도를 고려하기 위해 Tsai-Wu 파손 이론으로부터 파손 지수를 최적화하였고, 압축 하중에 대해서는 좌굴 해석을 수행하였다. 적층각은 일반적으로 사용하고 있는 0, ±45, 90°를 사용하였다.

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