Review of existing numerical methods and validation procedure available for bird strike modelling

Summary This paper reviews numerical methods that are currently available to simulate bird strike as well as the theory of the event. It also summarizes important parameters and provides guidelines as to how to set up the analysis and how to evaluate a model. The information provided is based on physical properties and available results regarding a bird and its behaviour upon impact. The simulations have been performed with LS-DYNA 970 but can be done in similar dynamic finite elements analysis codes

Development of the shock simulation methodology for spacecraft components

Spacecraft components encounter mechanical shock from a variety of sources. Components must withstand a series of flight shock pulses and must be designed and tested accordingly to ensure reliability. This paper presents a \u201cDesign for Shock\u201d methodology to accurately analyze the response to shock for components under the short duration dynamic loading to assess component structural integrity and demonstrate design robustness. This methodology uses a more realistic simulation of the response of the component to shock loading using a wave propagation solution based on explicit time integration of the transient shock event rather than a stationary random and (or) quasi-static approach which has been traditionally used for this analysis. This approach was applied to a sensitive scientific instrument to demonstrate its effectiveness. The method is shown to provide a more accurate simulation of the shock event thereby reducing the unknown conservatism of the stationary random and (or) quasi-static approach while providing accurate simulation of the transient dynamic response of the structure.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye

Impact Simulation of Airport Approach Lighting Towers

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Simulation of stress wave propagation in a sensitive scientific instrument under shock loading

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BIRD STRIKE SIMULATION USING SPH BIRD MODEL (Abstract)

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Development of an efficient numerical model for hail impact simulation based on experimental data obtained from pressure sensitive film

Aircraft are subjects to a number of unpredictable loadings that can seriously affect their performance. In the spirit of ever increasing the safety of passengers, hail impact has been studied. This paper shows the progress that has been made using pressure sensitive film to measure the hail impact event. Moreover, the smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method in LS-DYNA is used to create a numerical model in order to validate the numerical hail model so that it can be used in future advanced simulations of hail impact on components of aircraft. Results show that the SPH method can be effectively used to create a numerical hail model and that pressure sensitive film is a simple and inexpensive tool to capture the experimental data.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye

FEA Simulation of Airport Approach Lighting Towers Using LS-DYNA3D

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Soft Body Impact Simulation on Composite Structures

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FEA Simulation of Airport Approach Lighting Towers

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FEA Simulation of Airport Approach Lighting Towers

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