Transverse Shear Capacity of Deep Composite Slabs: Based on a Finite Element Analysis of ComFlor 210

For calculation of the resistance of a composite slab against the transverse shear force, the Eurocode 4 (composite structures) simply refers to the calculation procedures of the Eurocode 2 (concrete structures). It is assumed that the composite slab consists out of a consecutive range of concrete ribs in its width direction, which are solely...

Modelling Delamination in an Equivalent Single Layer Model in Explicit Finite Element Analysis

Delamination is one of the failure modes of composites prone to happen in the case of a car crash. In the early stages of car design, finite element analysis is used as a tool to analyze structural concepts. In order to model delamination in a newly developed material model, it is analyzed in two parts: detection and effects of delamination. To...