Nacre of abalone shell features a “brick-and-mortar” microstructure, in which micro-plates of calcium carbonate are bonded by nanometers-thick layers of chitin and proteins. Due to the microstructure and its unique toughening mechanisms, nacre possesses an excellent combination of specific strength, stiffness and toughness. This study deals with the possibility of using nacre fragments obtained from abalone shell for making a bulletproof armor system. A composite plate laminated with abalone shell fragments is made and compression and bend tests are carried out. In addition, a bulletproof test is performed with hybrid armor systems which are composed of an alumina plate, a composite plate, and aramid woven fabric to verify the ballistic performance of nacre. The compressive strength of the composite plate is around 258.3MPa. The bend strength and modulus of the composite plate decrease according to the plate thickness and are about 149.2MPa and 50.3 GPa, respectively, for a 4.85 mm thick plate. The hybrid armor system with a planar density of 45.2 kg/m2, which is composed of an 8 mm thick alumina plate, a 2.4 mm thick composite plate, and 18 layers of aramid woven fabric, satisfy the NIJ Standard 0101.06 : 2008 Armor Type IV. These results show that a composite plate laminated with abalone shell fragments can be used for a bulletproof armor system as an interlayer between ceramic and fabric to decrease the armor system’s weight.

Using closed-section ribs as longitudinal stiffeners have been proven to be an effective system for axially compressed members, however, studies on the application of these on laminated composite shell are insufficient. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the buckling behavior of the laminated composite shell when closed-section ribs were applied as longitudinal stiffeners. The effect of the rotational stiffness of the closed-section ribs on the buckling modes and strengths will be determined in this paper. The three-dimensional finite element modeling were set up using ABAQUS and a series of eigenvalue analysis were conducted, applying eight layers of the layup [(0°)4]s, [(45°/-45°)2]s and [(0°/90°)2]s on the orthotropic plates. Through the parametric studies, the increasing effect on the elastic buckling strengths due to the rotational stiffness are numerically verified, and the buckling strength of a longitudinally stiffened shell with a laminated composite material were compared with that of the isotropic material.

This study carried out finite element deflection analysis of cylindrical shell structures made of composite materials, which is based on the micro-mechanical approach for different fiber-volume fractions. The finite element (FE) models for composite structures using multi-scale approaches described in this paper is attractive not only because it shows excellent accuracy in analysis but also it shows the effect of the material combination. New results reported in this paper are focused on the significant effects of the fiber-volume fraction for various parameters, such as fiber angles, layup sequences, and length-thickness ratios. It may be concluded from this study that the combination effect of fiber and matrix, largely governing the dynamic characteristics of composite shell structures, should not be neglected and thus the optimal combination could be used to design such civil structures for better dynamic performance.

This paper is to study the energy absorption characteristics of CF/Epoxy(Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Resin) laminated shell with the various curvatures subjected to transverse impact loadings under the low impact velocity in consideration of design of structural members for use of transportation machine, which are consisted of the characteristics of high stiffness, strength and lightweight. The curvature radius are associated with the energy absorption characteristics of CF/Epoxy laminated shell which is brittleness material. In all tests, maximum load of CF/Epoxy laminated plate is higher than that of laminated shell with curvature, but maximum deflection is lower. And then absorbed energy of laminated shell with curvature is higher than laminated plate(curvature radius is unlimited). As curvature radius is increased, the absorbed energy is increased in laminated shell with curvature.

This paper analyzed the partial differential equations of laminated composite shells of revolution by using the finite difference method. The proof that numerical results are reasonable and accurate is obtained through converge ratio analysis and commercial program LUSAS for the structural analysis. The purpose of this study is to examine closely the engineering advantages and to analyze the structural behaviors of the anisotropic shells of revolution. Thus, the relevant reinforcement and most suitable arrangement of fiber to produce the highest strength are proposed through the numerical results according to a variety of parameter study. Namely, the distribution of displacements and stress resultants are analyzed according to the change of meridian's curvature, the ratio of height-width of shell, subtended angle, fiber angle, and so on. Using these distribution, the most suitable shell may be proposed to produce the highest strength. Also, the configuration of the entire laminated composite conical shells is analysed, and a variety of the design criterion of circular conical shell are proposed and studied in engineering view points.

등방성 혹은 비등방성 적층복합판 및 쉘의 선형 정적 문제와 자유진동 해석이 새로운 변형률 변위 관계가 도입된 개선된 9절점 쉘 요소에 의하여 수행되었다. 그 관계에서 새롭게 추가된 휨 변형률과 변위사이의 관계 항들에 의한 효과는 비틀어진 보 문제에서 검토되었다. 정식화의 전 과정을 통해, 식들의 모든 항들은 자연 좌표계에 기초하고 있다. 가정 자연 변형률 방법이 막 잠김과 전단 잠김 거동을 제거하기 위하여 사용하였다. 적층 복합판 및 쉘의 고유치의 계산을 위해 Lanczos방법을 사용하였고 질량행렬을 구성하기 위하여 Gauss적분법을 사용하였다. 정식화의 유효성을 평가하기 위해 수치 예제를 해석적 해와 비교하였으며, 제시된 결과는 자유진동 조건하에서 적층체의 거동을 이해하는데 유용할 것이다.

This paper is to study the energy absorption characteristics of CF/Epoxy(Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Resin) laminated shell with the various curvatures subjected to transverse impact loadings under the low impact velocity in consideration of design of structural members for use of transportation machine, which are consisted of the characteristics of high stiffness, strength and lightweight. The curvature radius are associated with the energy absorption characteristics of CF/Epoxy laminated shell which is brittleness material. In all tests, maximum load of CF/Epoxy laminated plate is higher than that of laminated shell with curvature, but maximum deflection is lower. And then absorbed energy of laminated shell with curvature is higher than laminated plate(curvature radius is unlimited), As curvature radius is increased, the absorbed energy is increased in laminated shell with curvature.