Maurya, A., & Rajan, S. D. (2026). Implementation of Thick-Shell Finite Elements in the MAT_213 Composite Material Model in LS-DYNA (Report No. DOT/FAA/TC-25/23). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. https://doi.org/10.21949/rm12-ja85
Maurya, Ashutosh and Subramaniam D. Rajan. Implementation of Thick-Shell Finite Elements in the MAT_213 Composite Material Model in LS-DYNA. Report no. DOT/FAA/TC-25/23. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center, 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/rm12-ja85.
Maurya, Ashutosh, and Subramaniam D. Rajan Implementation of Thick-Shell Finite Elements in the MAT_213 Composite Material Model in LS-DYNA. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center, 2026, Report no. DOT/FAA/TC-25/23, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/rm12-ja85.
One of the challenges in building a predictive numerical model for composites is accurately modeling the behavior of a structure, especially under impact loading. In prior reports, details of a newly developed orthotropic material model that has three distinct sub-models for describing deformation, damage, and failure of general composites, and has been implemented in the commercial finite element program, LS-DYNA, as *MAT_213 (*MAT_COMPOSITE_TABULATED_PLASTICITY _DAMAGE), were presented. Specifically, the prior implementations supported the use of thin shell and solid finite elements. This report discusses the implementation of thick shell elements to support the MAT_213 constitutive model in LS-DYNA as well as the verification and validation (V&V) tests carried out to ensure that the implementation is accurate and robust.
Maurya, A., & Rajan, S. D. (2026). Implementation of Thick-Shell Finite Elements in the MAT_213 Composite Material Model in LS-DYNA (Report No. DOT/FAA/TC-25/23). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. https://doi.org/10.21949/rm12-ja85
Maurya, Ashutosh and Subramaniam D. Rajan. Implementation of Thick-Shell Finite Elements in the MAT_213 Composite Material Model in LS-DYNA. Report no. DOT/FAA/TC-25/23. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center, 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/rm12-ja85.
Maurya, Ashutosh, and Subramaniam D. Rajan Implementation of Thick-Shell Finite Elements in the MAT_213 Composite Material Model in LS-DYNA. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center, 2026, Report no. DOT/FAA/TC-25/23, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/rm12-ja85.
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