In the present work, we study the low velocity impact, both central and eccentric, on square\nand rectangular laminated composite plates with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) wires,\nwhich are stitched on the top and bottom surfaces of the plate, by using the finite element method.\nIn finite element methods (FEM) simulations, a super-elastic SMA constitutive model is implemented\nin Abaqus/Explict by using a user defined material subroutine to describe the behaviors of SMAs.\nThe three-dimensional (3D) Hashin failure criterion is adopted to model the damage initiation of\nlaminated composite plates. To model the delamination failure, a cohesive damage zone model is\nintroduced in interface elements. A comprehensive parametric study has been carried out to analyze\nthe effects of eccentricity for the case of square and rectangular laminated composite plates.
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