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Effect of initial crack length on the measured bridging law of unidirectional E-glass/epoxy double cantilever beam specimens
Highlights The effect of initial crack length is investigated on the bridging law. The CZM is experimentally measured using digital image processing method. The CZM does not change with the variation of initial delamination length.
Abstract In this paper, the effect of initial delamination length is experimentally investigated on obtaining the mode I bridging law of unidirectional E-glass/epoxy double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens manufactured by hand layup method. To this end, an experimental test set-up is established for accurate measurement of crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) using digital image processing method. DCB tests are performed for three different delamination lengths and the corresponding bridging laws are calculated using J-integral approach. Results showed that the maximum bridging stress, the shape of bridging law and energy dissipation in bridging zone are slightly affected by changing initial crack length. In other words, the measured bridging law acts independent of initial delamination length. Therefore, the obtained bridging law can be used with the cohesive elements available in the commercial finite element software to simulate the delamination propagation behavior in unidirectional DCB specimens.
Effect of initial crack length on the measured bridging law of unidirectional E-glass/epoxy double cantilever beam specimens
Highlights The effect of initial crack length is investigated on the bridging law. The CZM is experimentally measured using digital image processing method. The CZM does not change with the variation of initial delamination length.
Abstract In this paper, the effect of initial delamination length is experimentally investigated on obtaining the mode I bridging law of unidirectional E-glass/epoxy double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens manufactured by hand layup method. To this end, an experimental test set-up is established for accurate measurement of crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) using digital image processing method. DCB tests are performed for three different delamination lengths and the corresponding bridging laws are calculated using J-integral approach. Results showed that the maximum bridging stress, the shape of bridging law and energy dissipation in bridging zone are slightly affected by changing initial crack length. In other words, the measured bridging law acts independent of initial delamination length. Therefore, the obtained bridging law can be used with the cohesive elements available in the commercial finite element software to simulate the delamination propagation behavior in unidirectional DCB specimens.
Effect of initial crack length on the measured bridging law of unidirectional E-glass/epoxy double cantilever beam specimens
Shokrieh, M.M. (author) / Salamat-talab, M. (author) / Heidari-Rarani, M. (author)
2013-09-27
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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