In-plane fracture of laminated fiber reinforced composites with varying fracture resistance: experimental observations and numerical crack propagation simulations

DOI10.1016/J.IJSOLSTR.2009.12.006zbMATH Open1193.74144arXiv1508.06220OpenAlexW2072984131MaRDI QIDQ991646FDOQ991646

Authors: Siva Shankar Rudraraju, Amit Salvi, K. Garikipati, Anthony M. Waas 

Publication date: 7 September 2010

Published in: International Journal of Solids and Structures (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A series of experimental results on the in-plane fracture of a fiber reinforced laminated composite panel is analyzed using the variational multi-scale cohesive method (VMCM). The VMCM results demonstrate the influence of specimen geometry and load distribution on the propagation of large scale bridging cracks in the fiber reinforced panel. Experimentally observed variation in fracture resistance is substantiated numerically by comparing the experimental and VMCM load-displacement responses of geometrically scaled single edge-notch three point bend (SETB) specimens. The results elucidate the size dependence of the traction-separation relationship for this class of materials even in moderately large specimens, contrary to the conventional understanding of it being a material property. The existence of a "free bridging zone" (different from the conventional "full bridging zone") is recognized, and its influence on the evolving fracture resistance is discussed. The numerical simulations and ensuing bridging zone evolution analysis demonstrates the versatility of VMCM in objectively simulating progressive crack propagation, compared against conventional numerical schemes like traditional cohesive zone modeling, which require a priori knowledge of the crack path.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1508.06220

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zbMATH Keywords

fracturemicromechanicstoughnessin-planebridging zonefiber compositecohesivethrough-the-thicknessVMCM

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Composite and mixture properties (74E30) Experimental work for problems pertaining to mechanics of deformable solids (74-05) Fracture and damage (74R99)

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