@inproceedings{f1157f45cc964293876803168793f3d5,
title = "Non-linear quasi-isotropic material modelling of chopped flax fibre reinforced polypropylene composites in stamp forming",
abstract = "This study investigates the forming behaviour of short flax fibre reinforced polypropylene composites in stamp forming, and develops FEA models to simulate this forming process. Pre-consolidated composites were cut into a circular shape with a diameter of 180mm, and then formed into a hemispherical dome structure to analyse two major forming modes: stretching and drawing. The application of the ARAMIS{\texttrademark} machine facilitates displacement and strain deformation measurements during forming. The FEA simulations developed in this study use implicit technique, and assign more than 1,900 shell elements to the deformable blank. By comparing with experimental observations, it was found that numerical simulations can accurately simulate the forming behaviour of composites prior to the initiation of failure. Element deletion function and material imperfection model are found necessary for FEA models to predict the post failure behaviour of composites.",
keywords = "Finite element analysis, Natural fibre composites, Punch load history, Stamp forming, Strain evolution",
author = "Wentian Wang and Adrian Lowe and Shankar Kalyanasundaram",
year = "2014",
month = nov,
day = "1",
language = "English",
series = "8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2014, as Part of Engineers Australia Convention 2014",
publisher = "Engineers Australia",
pages = "289--296",
editor = "Raj Das and Sabu John",
booktitle = "8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2014, as Part of Engineers Australia Convention 2014",
note = "8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2014, as Part of Engineers Australia Convention 2014 ; Conference date: 25-11-2014 Through 26-11-2014",
}