Interfacial Fracture Toughness of Multilayer Composite Structures

The interfaces in multilayer composite structures are susceptible to delamination due to the combination of active tensile and shear loads under operating conditions. A four-layer center crack composite beam in four-point bending is simulated to determine the interfacial fracture energy of the multi...

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Date:2015
Main Authors: Her, S.-C., Su, W.-B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Інститут проблем міцності ім. Г.С. Писаренко НАН України 2015
Series:Проблемы прочности
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Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/173283
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Interfacial Fracture Toughness of Multilayer Composite Structures / S.-C. Her, W.-B. Su // Проблемы прочности. — 2015. — № 1. — С. 212-217. — Бібліогр.: 10 назв. — англ.

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Summary:The interfaces in multilayer composite structures are susceptible to delamination due to the combination of active tensile and shear loads under operating conditions. A four-layer center crack composite beam in four-point bending is simulated to determine the interfacial fracture energy of the multilayer structure. The crack is propagating along the interface between the second and third layers. Based on the Euler–Bernoulli theory, the strain energy of the four-layer composite beam is derived. Strain energies before and after the propagation of the interfacial crack are calculated, which results in determining strain energy release rates. Analytical results for those rates are validated with the numerical data obtained by the finite element method. The effect of layer thickness of the composite beam on the interfacial fracture toughness is investigated through a parametric study.