Simulation composite plate connection with steel bolt under tension load in Abaqus

In this tutorial, the Simulation composite plate connection with steel bolt under tension load in Abaqus has been investigated. The two composite plates are modeled as three-dimensional solid parts. The steel bolt is modeled as a three-dimensional solid part. Because of the symmetry, half of the model is used to reduce the simulation time. You can see a figure of the assembled parts below

Steel material with elastic-plastic behavior is used for the bolt. The ductile damage criterion to predict damage and failure of the bolt under tension load is implied. To model composite material, epoxy-glass is used. The lamina elastic type with failure stress is selected. To predict damage in the composite layers, Hashin’s damage criterion with damage evolution is considered. The continuum shell section with four layers is selected for the two composite parts. The dynamic explicit procedure is selected to model dynamic tension on the plates. The general contact algorithm with contact property is assumed among all parts in the contact domain. The symmetry boundary condition is assigned to the symmetry surfaces. The load as displacement is applied to the top composite plate. The mesh should be fine to obtain good results

After the simulation, the bolt is failed under the tension load and composite plates experience damage around the contact zone base on Hshin’s criterion. All results such as damage, stress, strain,…are achievable. You can see some figures fo the results below

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