Influence of Root Rotation on Delamination Fracture Toughness of Composites
Large deviations have been observed while analysing composite double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens assuming each cracked half as a simple cantilever beam. This paper examines the effect of rotational spring stiffness (K) on the critical fracture energy (GIC) considering nonzero slope at the crack-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Aerospace Engineering |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/829698 |
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| Summary: | Large deviations have been observed while analysing composite double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens assuming each cracked half as a simple cantilever beam. This paper examines the effect of rotational spring stiffness (K) on the critical fracture energy (GIC) considering nonzero slope at the crack-tip of the DCB specimen by modelling each cracked half as the spring-hinged cantilever beam. The critical load estimates of DCB specimens from GIC are found to be in good agreement with in-house and existing test results of different composite material systems. |
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| ISSN: | 1687-5966 1687-5974 |