Application of the partial Dirichlet–Neumann contact algorithm to simulate low-velocity impact events on composite structures

Impact simulations for damage resistance analysis are computationally intensive due to contact algorithms and advanced damage models. Both methods, which are the main ingredients in an impact event, require refined meshes at the contact zone to obtain accurate predictions of the contact force and da...

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Autores: Guillamet, Gerard, Quintanas Corominas, Adrià, Rivero, Matías, Houzeaux, Guillaume|||0000-0002-2592-1426, Vázquez, Mariano|||0000-0002-2526-6708, Turon, Albert
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/381114
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/381114
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107424
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:High performance computing
Airplanes
Contact mechanics
Damage modeling
Finite element analysis
High-performance computing
Simulació per ordinador
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Aplicacions de la informàtica::Aplicacions informàtiques a la física i l‘enginyeria
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Resumo:Impact simulations for damage resistance analysis are computationally intensive due to contact algorithms and advanced damage models. Both methods, which are the main ingredients in an impact event, require refined meshes at the contact zone to obtain accurate predictions of the contact force and damage onset and propagation through the material. This work presents the application of the partial Dirichlet–Neumann contact algorithm to simulate low-velocity impact problems on composite structures using High-Performance Computing. This algorithm is devised for parallel finite element codes running on supercomputers, and it is extended to explicit time integration schemes to solve impact problems including damage. The proposed framework is validated with a standard test for damage resistance on fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites. Moreover, the parallel performance of the proposed algorithm has been evaluated in a mesh of 74M of elements running with 2400 processors