The aim of this article is to present a progressive damage modelling study of 8-harness satin weave S-2 glass fibre-reinforced SC15 epoxy matrix composites. Extensive mechanical properties of the composite were investigated throughout the study. The material was subjected to low-velocity impact (LVI) loading for investigating progressive damage. MAT162 material model in Ls-Dyna commercial finite element software was chosen for modelling damage that occurred in composite structure at the end of LVI test. MAT162 needs different material properties including elastic and strength properties with additional damage parameters. Different standard and non-standard tests were conducted to obtain these properties. Additionally, numerical simulation studies were run to calibrate these material properties. Finally, a set of calibrated material properties of 8HS-S2G/SC15 composite were obtained.
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