Title of article
A localised experimental–numerical technique for determining mixed mode strain energy release rates
Author/Authors
Sonya A. Brown، نويسنده , , Liyong Tong، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
11
From page
132
To page
142
Abstract
Composite structures are being used increasingly in the aerospace industry due to their superior specific stiffness and strength. One key issue associated with such structures is delamination, and how to effectively predict this. A new method which is derived from localised test displacement data is presented to determine the mixed mode strain energy release rates of layered structures with a pre-existing crack. Images taken during experimentation of the vicinity of the crack tip are analysed at low load and high load to determine the displacement changes across the load variation. These displacements are applied as boundary conditions to a simple local numerical model including a constraint at the crack tip. The forces and displacements at the crack tip are taken as output data and combined with the Virtual Crack Closure Technique to predict strain energy release rates. Initial validation of the localised experimental–numerical technique (LENT) shows that applying experimental data to a numerical model does give reasonable agreement thus far in the established trends, and hence LENT is promising for use in determining mixed mode strain energy release rates and mode mixity ratios.
Keywords
Delamination , Strain energy release rate , Mode mixity , Composite materials , Localised experimental–numerical technique
Journal title
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Record number
1344463
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