Development of an opening-tearing mode fracture system for composite materials
In this paper the mixed-mode I/III prestressed split-cantilever beam fracture specimen [1,2] is developed, which combines the mode-III modified split-cantilever beam [1] and the well-known double-cantilever beam [3] specimens using a special rig. The most important feature of the novel beam-like...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2010-06-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100642008 |
Summary: | In this paper the mixed-mode I/III prestressed split-cantilever beam fracture specimen [1,2] is developed, which combines the mode-III modified split-cantilever beam [1] and the well-known double-cantilever beam [3] specimens using a special rig. The most important feature of the novel beam-like specimen is that it is able to provide any combinations of the mode-I and mode-III energy release rates. If only crack propagation onset is involved then the mixed-mode I/III prestressed split-cantilever beam specimen can be used to obtain the fracture criterion of transparent composite materials in the GI – GIII plane in a relatively simple way. |
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ISSN: | 2100-014X |