Abstract
The present study aims at rate-dependent damage modeling for polymeric composite materials with the rate-dependent constitutive model using a multi-scale approach. Phenomenologically, the nonlinear response of a composite under the in-plane shear loading condition is originated from the viscoplasticity of a matrix and the damage behavior of composite materials. In case of dynamic loading conditions, the strain-rate effects the change of the damage behavior of composite materials, as well as the behavior of the matrix. The enhanced micromechanical model which improves the in-plane shear behavior, is used for analyzing the rate-dependent behaviors of the fiber and matrix constituents. The rate-dependent elastic damage model based on orthotropic continuum damage mechanics theory at the macromechanical level is applied to improve the accuracy of the analysis model. Predictions by presented model are shown to agree fairly well with experimental results over a wide range of strain rates.
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