A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts

Meryem Dilara Kop; Aman Garg

A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts

Abstract

This study numerically examines the impact of bird strikes on bio-inspired laminated composite plates. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer plates comprising 64 plies were examined under bird strike loading at six distinct strike angles (0°, 10°, 20°, 30°, 45°, and 60°), with the angle defined as the orientation between the bird and the plate's normal direction. Three plate configurations are investigated. The first one is a hole-free plate, which does not include any cutouts. The second type is a plate that has two holes with 0.05 m radius The third configuration is a plate that has two 0.1 m radius holes at a distance of a quarter of the way from the center. Two stacking sequences are compared: conventional quasi-isotropic and helicoidal exponential. The bird is modelled using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method. Bird strike at the plate constant 100 m/s velocities at the center. The strain energy time and damage dissipation energy parameters are investigated. Results showed that helicoidal layup had showed energy absorption performance compared to conventional quasi-isotropic laminated composite plates, particularly at low strike angles.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Composite and Hybrid Materials

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Meryem Dilara Kop ^*
0000-0001-6428-5744
Türkiye

Aman Garg
0000-0003-0354-7071
India

Publication Date

August 27, 2026

Submission Date

June 11, 2026

Acceptance Date

July 20, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 2 Number: 2

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APA

Kop, M. D., & Garg, A. (2026). A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts. Journal of Ceramics and Composites, 2(2), 1-7. https://izlik.org/JA23SE37EC

AMA

1.Kop MD, Garg A. A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts. jcc. 2026;2(2):1-7. https://izlik.org/JA23SE37EC

Chicago

Kop, Meryem Dilara, and Aman Garg. 2026. “A Comparative Study on Bird Strike of Helicoidal and Quasi-Isotropic CFRP Laminate Plates: Effect of Impact Angle and Circular Cutouts”. Journal of Ceramics and Composites 2 (2): 1-7. https://izlik.org/JA23SE37EC.

EndNote

Kop MD, Garg A (August 1, 2026) A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts. Journal of Ceramics and Composites 2 2 1–7.

IEEE

[1]M. D. Kop and A. Garg, “A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts”, jcc, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1–7, Aug. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA23SE37EC

ISNAD

Kop, Meryem Dilara - Garg, Aman. “A Comparative Study on Bird Strike of Helicoidal and Quasi-Isotropic CFRP Laminate Plates: Effect of Impact Angle and Circular Cutouts”. Journal of Ceramics and Composites 2/2 (August 1, 2026): 1-7. https://izlik.org/JA23SE37EC.

JAMA

1.Kop MD, Garg A. A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts. jcc. 2026;2:1–7.

MLA

Kop, Meryem Dilara, and Aman Garg. “A Comparative Study on Bird Strike of Helicoidal and Quasi-Isotropic CFRP Laminate Plates: Effect of Impact Angle and Circular Cutouts”. Journal of Ceramics and Composites, vol. 2, no. 2, Aug. 2026, pp. 1-7, https://izlik.org/JA23SE37EC.

Vancouver

1.Meryem Dilara Kop, Aman Garg. A comparative study on bird strike of helicoidal and quasi-isotropic CFRP laminate plates: Effect of impact angle and circular cutouts. jcc [Internet]. 2026 Aug. 1;2(2):1-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23SE37EC