Failure Analysis of Composite Windshield

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Failure Analysis of Composite Windshield
Sachin Patil M 1 , Dr.B.Ravindra2
1 Department Of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology Bangalore, India
2 Professor and HOD Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology
Bangalore, India
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Abstract- The windshield is one of the major components in
a vehicle that determines the injury to a pedestrians head.
Therefore it is critical to study the damage to windshield
glazing so as to promote the protection structure for
pedestrians. The three dimensional model is created using
the solid edge ST8 and velocity of impact is considered as
27.77m/s .In this paper pvb interlayer is used between the
two glass layers. In this paper the pedestrians head is
assumed as sphere of 100 gram .a three dimensional finite
element model describing the impact between the spherical
mass of 100 gram and the windshield is constructed to
investigate the mechanism underlying damage to
windshield. This paper studies the effect of differentangleof
pvb interlayer and glass is done. Analysis is done using
abacus software and stress, total deformation, total energy
and internal energy is obtained in all the cases.
Keywords— windshield,impact analysis;solid edge ST8;
ABAQUS explicitly.
1. INTRODUCTION
Windshield the vehicle's inhabitants from wind and flying
flotsam and jetsam, for example, dust, insects,androcks,and
give an efficiently framed window towards the front. UV
covering might be applied to screen out destructive
ultraviolet radiation. Be that as it may, this is typically
pointless since most auto windshields are produced using
laminated windshield glass. The larger part of UV-B is
consumed by the glass itself, and any residual UV-B together
with the majority of the UV-A is consumed by the PVB
holding layer.
On motorbikes their fundamental capacity is to shield the
rider from wind, however not as totally as in an car,whileon
games and racing motorcycles the primary capacity is
lessening drag when the rider accept the ideal streamlined
arrangement with his or her body as one with the machine,
and does not shield the rider from wind whensittingupright.
Fig 1: a) Windshield Structure b) Assembly of the
Laminated Windshield
In 1927, the Canadian chemists Howard W. Matheson and
Frederick W. Skirrow invented the plastic polyvinyl butyral.
PVB has been the prevailinginterlayermaterial sincethelate
1930s. It is at present fabricated and marketed by various
organizations around the world, including Eastman
(Kingsport, Tennessee, USA) (Saflex-mark PVB), Sekisui[5]
(Kyoto, Japan)(Winchester, Kentucky) (Cuernavaca,
Mexico)("S-Lec" mark PVB film and powdered PVB gums),
Kuraray Europe GmbH [6](Frankfurt, Germany) ("Trosifol"-
mark PVB and "Mowital/Pioloform" for powdered PVB
saps), Chang Chung Petrochemicals Co. Ltd, Taiwan
("WINLITE"- mark PVB) and EVERLAM (Hamm-Uentrop,
Germany) ("Everlam" mark).
Material
Polyvinyl butyral
Fig 2: Pvb chemical structure

The market for overlaid glass items is mature. With just
minor alterations, the PVB interlayer sold today is basically
indistinguishable to the PVB sold 30 years back. Therefore,
creative efforts have tended toward strategies for making
the interlayer itself less expensive to produce, or makingthe
interlayer easier to deal with and less prone to material
deformities amid the way toward manufacturing laminated
glass.
Problem Definition
The static/explicit dynamic analysis of different layer
orientation in windshield model is analysed using
appropriate finite elements in SIMULIAABAQUS software.
The stresses induced in laminate layers are studied.
Methodology
As appeared in the stream outline underneath the essential
step is to make a geometric model of windshield. The
windshield model is finished utilizing Solid Edge ST8
modelling tool. The composite lay ups with 300,600and 900
inter laminar plies might be modelled. It is transported in
into ABAQUS for meshing. The FEmodel issetup bymeshing
it with suitable elements then constraining the model by
applying material properties, boundary conditions. This FE
model is imported to ABAQUS/EXPLICIT to see the result of
inter laminar stresses for the 300,600and 900 and results are
plotted.
Fig 3: Flow chart of methodology.
Geometric Modeling
Fig 4: Actual Shell Panel
Meshing
During meshing of the composite wind shield linear
quadrilateral elements are selected for meshing ,because
these elements gives very accurate results.
Table 1. Elements and nodes count
TYPE OF ELEMENT linear quadrilateral
elements (S4R)
TOTAL NUMBER OF
NODES
10201
TOTAL NUMBER OF
ELEMENTS
10000
Table 2. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Glass and
PVB and Equivalent Shell Structure
Properties Glass PVB Equivalent
Shell
Structure
Density ( 𝜌
)
2500
kg/m3
1100
kg/m3
1493 kg/m3
Elastic
Modulus (E
)
74 GPa 2.6 GPa 67 GPa
Poisson‟s
Ratio ( 𝜗)
0.23 0.435 0.248
Loads and Boundary Conditions
The spherical is considered as the objectofimpactwhichhas
a mass of 100g and the velocity of the object is of
27.77m/s.The object has been constrained in X and Z

directions. And the velocityboundaryconditionsaregivenin
Y direction.
RESULTS & DISCUSSION
Impact analysis on glass
Fig 5: stress concentration on windshield before impact of
the object.
The above fig shows the stress concentrationonwindshield
before impact of the object.
Stresses on Glass after Impact
Fig 6: Stresses on Glass after Impact
The fig above shows stress impact of the object on the glass,
as we compare (glass before impactoftheobject)cansee the
stress distribution through the glass. So themaximumstress
is of 132.0 MPa and it is found at the edges of the glass. The
minimum stress obtained in the glass after impact is 0.4637
MPa.
Deformation in Glass
Fig 7: Deformation in Glass
The above figure shows that the total displacement of
windshield after the impact of the object, as we observe in
the figure that the total displacement taken at 4miliseconds
is 3 mm
Internal Energy for glass
Fig 8: Internal Energy Graph for glass
Total Energy for glass
Fig 9: Total Energy Graph for 300 orientation
Impact Analysis on Composite Layup
In this study we have made The impact analysis on
composite layup by changing differentanglesofimpactforce
and also by changing the angle of orientationofthe pvblayer
.in both the cases we can observe how the von mises stress,
displacement and internal energy changes through the
graphs.
Fig 10: windshield before impact of the object
The above figure shows the stress concentration on
windshield before impact of the object, here no stress
distribution and no deformation occurs.

Case (1) for different angle of orientations
For 00 Angle Orientation
Stress in Windshield
The fig below shows stress impact of the object on the
windshield, as we compare (windshield before impactofthe
object) can see the stress distribution through the
windshield. So the maximum stress is of 126.5 MPa and it is
found at the edges of the windshield. The minimum stress
obtained in the windshield after impact is 0.09MPa.
Fig 11: Stress in Windshield for 00 Orientations
Total Displacement in Windshield
Fig 12: Total Displacement in Windshield for 00
Orientations
The above fig shows that the total displacement of
windshield after the impact of the object, as we observe in
the figure that the total displacement taken at 4miliseconds
is 3.5 mm
Internal Energy
Fig 13: Internal Energy Graph for 300 Orientation
Total Energy
Fig 14: Internal Energy Graph for 300 Orientation
For 300 Angle Orientations
The fig above shows Von Misses stresses in the PVB
sandwich windshield, when windshield is subjected to a 300
angle orientation. In 300 angle orientation we can see the
maximum stress is of 739.4 Pa and it is found at the edges as
well as different places of the windshield.
The below fig shows that the total displacement of PVB
sandwich composite windshield for 300 impact angle
orientation. It can be observed from the figure that the total
displacement taken at 4miliseconds is 3.95 mm.
Fig 16: Displacement of Composite Windshield for 300
Orientation

Internal Energy
Fig 17: Internal Energy Graph for 300 orientation
From the above graph it can be seen that the distribution of
internal energy when an impact is madewithanangleof300.
Energy vs time graph gives information regarding the
internal energy.
Total Energy
For 600 Orientations
The fig above shows Von Misses stresses in the glass
windshield, when windshield is subjected to a 60 angle
orientation. In 60 angle orientationwecanseethemaximum
stress is of 910.7 MPa and it is found at the edges as well as
different places of the windshield.
Fig 20: displacement of composite windshield for 600
impact angle orientation
The above fig shows that the total displacement of PVB
sandwich composite windshield for 600 impact angle
orientation. It can be observed from the figure that the total
displacement taken at 4miliseconds is 3.95 mm.
Internal Energy
From the below graph it can be seen that the distribution of
internal energy when an impact is madewithanangleof600.
Energy vs time graph gives information regarding the
internal energy.
Fig 21: Internal Energy Graph for 600 orientation
Total Energy

CONCLUSION
The analysis on the wind shieldisdoneonglassonlyand
PVB sandwiched between glasses. Stress of 139MPa, 3mm
deflection is seen in glass only analysis. Stress of 126Mpa,
3.5mm deflection is seen in composite layer with PVB. The
results show that an improvement in stress levelswhenPVB
is used. However the analysis is done at 00 , 300 , 600
orientation of PVB.
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