Low-Velocity Impact Analysis of Nitinol Based Hybrid Composite Plate
摘要
An analysis of low-velocity impact on a Nitinol-based shape memory alloy embedded hybrid composite cantilever plate was presented. A finite element method was employed to determine the impact responses. The modified Hertzian contact law was employed to determine impact responses, including contact force (CF), impactor deformation (ID), and plate deformation (PD). To solve the time-dependent equations, the Newmark’s time integration scheme was applied. The study investigates the influence of specific volume, martensite fraction, impactor mass, ply orientation angle, stacking sequence, plate thickness, and impactor velocity on the impact responses. The results demonstrated that all these parameters significantly affect the impact responses.