TY  - JOUR
AU  - Riccio, Aniello 
AU  - Caprio, Francesco Di 
AU  - Scaramuzzino, Francesco 
AU  - Sellitto, Andrea 
AU  - Zarrelli, Mauro 
PY  - 2016
TI  - Stiffened Panels Damage Tolerance Determination using an Optimization Procedure based on a Linear Delamination Growth Approach
JF  - American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.3844/ajeassp.2016.1301.1317
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajeassp.2016.1301.1317
AB  - The damage tolerance of delaminated composite panels under compressive load is usually numerically evaluated by means of computationally expensive non-linear approaches. In this study, an alternative numerical linear approach, able to mimic the delamination propagation initiation, is proposed. With the aim to exploit its benefits, in terms of computational costs reduction, the proposed linear methodology has been used in this study in conjunction with an optimization analysis to assess the damage tolerance of stiffened composite panels with an impact induced delamination under compression. Indeed, the optimization was aimed to find the minimum delamination growth initiation load for a delaminated stiffened panel with variable delamination size and position, providing indications on the damage tolerance capability of the stiffened panel with an arbitrary positioned and sized delamination induced (as an example) by a low energy impact.