Abstract
An analytical methodology for prediction of the response of metallic and composite structures subjected to combined intense heating and applied mechanical loading is presented. The proposed methodology includes a thermal analysis that incorporates nonlinear phenomena such as temperature-dependent thermophysical properties, re-irradiation losses, and ablation/melting phenomena. A detailed description of a sequential, finite-element, ply-by-ply failure analysis based on the maximum stress criterion is given for composite structures as well as a limit analysis approach for metallic structures. Computational projections are substantiated by experimental measurements for an aerospace aluminum alloy and a graphite epoxy plate specimen exposed to simultaneous intense heating and applied tensile loading.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 175-181 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Space and Planetary Science