کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
796737 1467111 2011 19 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
High-fidelity simulations of multiple fracture processes in a laminated composite in tension
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی مهندسی مکانیک
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High-fidelity simulations of multiple fracture processes in a laminated composite in tension
چکیده انگلیسی

The augmented finite element method (A-FEM) is used to study the fundamental composite failure problem of delamination and associated damage events spreading from a stress concentrator during tensile loading. The solution exploits the ability of A-FEM to account for coupled multiple crack types that are not predetermined in shape or number. The nonlinear processes of each fracture mode are represented by a cohesive model, which provides a unified description of crack initiation and propagation and can also describe crack coalescence and bifurcation. The study problem is an orthogonal double-notched tension specimen, in which delaminations interact with transverse ply cracks, intra-ply splitting cracks, non-localized fine-scale matrix shear deformation, and fiber breaks. Cohesive laws and constitutive laws for matrix shear deformation are calibrated using literature data from independent tests. The calibrated simulations are mesh independent and correctly reproduce all qualitative aspects of the coupled damage evolution processes. They also correctly predict delamination sizes and shapes, the density of transverse ply cracks, the growth rate of splitting cracks, softening of the global stress–strain curve, and the ultimate strength. A sensitivity analysis relates variability in cohesive law parameters to predicted deviance in engineering properties. Given the known variability in cohesive law parameters, the predicted deviance in ultimate strength agrees with that in experimental data. The importance of including the interactions between different crack systems and non-localized shear deformation is demonstrated by suppressing the presence of separate mechanisms; the predicted delamination shapes, splitting crack growth rate, and the stress–displacement relationship fall into significant error.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids - Volume 59, Issue 7, July 2011, Pages 1355–1373
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