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    Study on stacking sequence of plies in green sandwiches for low velocity impact application
    (Trans Tech Publications Ltd ttp@transtec.ch, 2019) Mahesh, V.; Joladarashi, J.; Kulkarni, S.M.
    The present paper deals with optimizing the stacking sequence configuration of flexible green composite for cladding application under low velocity impact regime. Initially six configurations of green composite comprising of jute fiber and natural rubber matrix are considered and their energy absorption behaviour and resistance to impact are studied using finite element analysis. The configurations considered are optimized for energy absorption and maximum contact force under low velocity impact condition. From the results it can be concluded that the variation in energy absorbed and sp. energy absorbed among the configurations are negligible and hence the configurations are prioritized based on contact force. JRJRJ configuration provides maximum contact force followed by JRJ, JRRJ, RJRJR, RJRJ and RJR. The configurations with rank 1, 2 and 3 should be taken into consideration for further analysis. Also the damage study shows that the stacking sequence with jute on impact side is better compared to rubber on impact side as tearing type of damage can be observed in sequences with rubber on impact side and no damage is visible with jute on impact side. © 2019 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
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    Comparative study on energy absorbing behavior of stiff and flexible composites under low velocity impact
    (American Institute of Physics Inc. subs@aip.org, 2019) Mahesh, V.; Joladarashi, S.; Kulkarni, S.M.
    This paper deals with the comparative study on the energy absorbing behaviour of the flexible composites with that of stiff composites aiming at automobile cladding application. Two types of composites namely Jute-Epoxy (JE) laminate and Jute-Rubber-Jute (JRJ) sandwich are chosen for the purpose of study under impact velocity varying from 2.5 m/s to 10 m/s. The study is carried out using commercially available finite element simulation software. The energy absorption and damage behavior of both the composites are studied. From the results, it was found that JRJ sandwich absorbs almost 54%, 51.2%, 58.1% and 61.78% more energy compared to JE laminate for impact velocity of 2.5 m/s, 5 m/s, 7.5 m/s and 10 m/s respectively and exhibits compliant nature as opposed to JE laminate which exhibits brittle nature. The energy absorption ratio of JRJ sandwich is more compared to JE laminate. Thus, the JRJ sandwich composites are expected to provide better energy absorption, reduce damage propagation under low velocity impact, thereby making them a potential material for automobile structural protective claddings. © 2018 Author(s).