Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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823050 | Composites Science and Technology | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
An analytical study was conducted on mixed mode bending (MMB) glass/epoxy multidirectional specimens with delaminations in 0/θ and θ/−θ type interfaces. Three-dimensional finite element models and the virtual crack closure technique (VCCT) were used to evaluate a modified beam theory (MBT) data reduction scheme. The specimen compliance and total strain energy release rate G were accurately predicted by MBT, and there were only small mode partitioning differences relative to VCCT for 0/θ specimens. Moreover, VCCT mode partitioning for 0/45 and 0/90 specimens rapidly converged to MBT predictions for increasing crack closure increments of the order of the fracture process zone.
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Authors
A.B. de Morais, A.B. Pereira,