A Simulation Strategy on the Quasi-Static Axial Crushing Process of Composite Tubes Based on LS-DYNA

Abstract

Based on the code LS-DYNA, the simulation strategy on the quasi-static crushing process of composite tubes is studied by conducting two series of comparison simulations: one is at different virtual loading speeds with the real material density and the other is with different virtual material densities at the given loading speed. The simulation results are summarized as three types, namely mode-varying type (MVT), unstable type (UT) and stable type (ST), depending on the change of the structural failure mode and the occurrence of the load-fluctuating stage in the load-displacement curve. Analysis has shown that the steady load possesses the stability, the peak load has the convergence zone, and the thresholds of energy ratio can be adopted to evaluate the simulation results. In the end, the simulation strategy is proposed to makes it possible to acquire the simulation results with a higher query precision at a lower computing cost.