INITIAL IMPACT DAMAGE OF COMPOSITES

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Air Force	Award ID: 1008	Program Year/Program: 1985 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 1008	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Materials Sciences Corporation
135 Rock Road Horsham, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1985

Title: INITIAL IMPACT DAMAGE OF COMPOSITES

Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $153,600.00

Abstract:
A TECHNICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM AIMED AT DEVELOPING AN ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE FOR INVESTIGATING THE DAMAGE PRODUCED IN COMPOSITE PLATES, DUE TO LOW VELOCITY IMPACT, IS PROPOSED. THE METHOD OUTLINED IN THIS PROPOSAL UTILIZES A HIGHER ORDER, SHEAR FLEXIBLE, PLATE BENDING FINITE ELEMENT. THIS ELEMENT INCORPORATES SHEAR DEFORMATION EFFECTS AND INCLUDES COUPLING BETWEEN MEMBRANE AND BENDING DEGREES OF FREEDOM. THE PROPOSED MODEL ALSO INCLUDES A NON-LINEAR CONTACT FORCE SPRING AND INDENTATION LAW FOR MODELING THE IMPACTOR AND CONTACT AREA. THIS MODEL WILL ALLOW COMPLETE GENERALITY IN DEFINING PLATE GEOMETRY, BOUNDARY CONDITIONS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES, LAMINATE CONFIGURATION AND IMPACTOR PARAMETERS.

Principal Investigator:
Jonathan Goering
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Materials Sciences Corp.
Gwynedd Plaza Ii Bethlehem Pk Spring House, PA 19477

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DUNS: N/A

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No