Multi-Scale Modeling of Composites with Surrogate and Uncertainty in Residual Velocity for High-Speed Impacts

Abstract

The bullet impact onto a composite plate has been investigated both numerically and experimentally. The main purpose is to numerically identify the range of uncertainty shown in the residual velocities from the high-speed impact test data. The simulation is based on the multi-scale modeling for composites. The experimental results presented here include the tensile tests of composite specimen to identify the range of failure strains and mainly the ballistic shot test onto a laminated plate to measure the residual velocities with especial interests in the range of uncertainty. All test data have been compared with numerical predictions and the scattered test data are reasonably well captured with simulations.