David J. Elder
RMIT University
4 Papers
2 Citations
David J. Elder is an academic researcher from RMIT University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Finite element method & Engineering. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications.
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Papers
Review of delamination predictive methods for low speed impact of composite laminates
TL;DR: A review of the current damage mechanics and fracture methods for predicting delamination under impact available in the literature is presented in this paper, which concludes that additional development is required before a definitive predictive delamination method will be available.
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A review of explicit finite element software for composite impact analysis
TL;DR: As explicit finite element (FE) codes improve and advanced material models become available, such tools will find more widespread application within the aerospace industry, as "what-if " simulation as discussed by the authors.
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Investigation of Impact and Damage Tolerance in Advanced Aerospace Composite Structures
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the available analysis tools and reports on the progress of an investigation designed to study the low velocity impact characteristics of such structures, and compare the test results with the numerical data obtained from a simulation of the test in a number of explicit non-linear finite element environments.
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Explicit Finite Element Modelling of Impact Events on Composite Aerospace Structures
Murray L. Scott,Minh Q. Nguyen,David J. Elder,Javid Bayandor,S. P. Rajbhandari,R.S. Thomson +5 more
- 01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: In this article, a series of test cases have been developed to investigate the critical parameters associated with the modelling of composite stiffened panels used in large civil transport aircraft components, which are used in aircraft components.
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