Dynamic crack deflection and penetration at interfaces in homogeneous materials: experimental studies and model predictions

We examine the deflection/penetration behavior of dynamic mode-I cracks propagating at various speeds towards inclined weak planes/interfaces of various strengths in otherwise homogeneous isotropic plates. A dynamic wedge-loading mechanism is used to control the incoming crack speeds, and high-speed photography and dynamic photoelasticity are used to observe, in real-time, the failure mode transition mechanism at the interfaces. Simple dynamic fracture mechanics concepts used in conjunction with a postulated energy criterion are applied to examine the crack deflection/penetration behavior and, for the case of interfacial deflection, to predict the crack tip speed of the deflected crack. It is found that if the interfacial angle and strength are such as to trap an incident dynamic mode-I crack within the interface, a failure mode transition occurs. This transition is characterized by a distinct, observable and predicted speed jump as well as a dramatic crack speed increase as the crack transitions from a purely mode-I crack to an unstable mixed-mode interfacial crack.     

Une condition de déviation des fissures dans les CMC et les multicouches

A crack deflection criterion is proposed on the basis of the Cook and Gordon mechanism. The stress state induced by a crack was computed in an elementary cell of bimaterial using the finite element method. An interface failure criterion was established in terms of strengths and elastic moduli of constituents. A master curve was produced. It allows matrix crack deflection to be predicted with respect to constituents properties and interface strength. The model can be used also to evaluate the strength of interfaces and interphases in ceramic matrix composites and in multilayers. To cite this article: S. Pompidou, J. Lamon, C. R. Mecanique 333 (2005).     

基于弹性-塑性内聚力模型的纤维拔出界面宏观行为分析

用解析法分析了单纤维从聚合物基体中的拔出过程,采用弹性—塑性内聚力模型模拟裂纹的扩展和界面失效,确定了临界纤维埋入长度,该值区分两种不同长度的纤维拔出过程. 在纤维拔出过程,界面经历不同的阶段. 纤维埋长小于临界长度时,界面的脱粘载荷与纤维的埋长成正比;超过临界长度后,界面的脱粘载荷近似为常数. 分析了界面参数对脱粘载荷的影响:增加界面的剪切强度和界面的断裂韧性,或减小界面裂纹萌生位移,均能提高界面的脱粘载荷;界面脱粘后无界面摩擦应力时,拔出载荷—位移曲线的峰值载荷等于界面的脱粘载荷;界面摩擦应力存在时,使峰值载荷大于脱粘载荷,需要较长的纤维埋入长度和较大的界面摩擦应力.      

Debonding of FRP-plated reinforced concrete beam,a bond-slip analysis. I. Theoretical formulation

External bonding of FRP plates or sheets has emerged as a popular method for strengthening reinforced concrete. Debonding along the FRP–concrete interface can lead to premature failure of the structure. In this study, a bond-slip model is established to study the interface debonding induced by a flexural crack in a FRP-plated concrete beam. The reinforced concrete beam and FRP plate are modeled as two linearly elastic Euler–Bernoulli beams bonded together through a thin layer of FRP–concrete interface. The interface layer is essentially modeled as a large fracture processing zone of which the stress–deformation relationship is described by a nonlinear bond-slip model. Three different bond-slip models (bi-linear, triangular and linear-damaging) are used. By dividing the debonding process into several stages, governing equations of interfacial shear and normal stresses are obtained. Closed-form solutions are then obtained for the interfacial shear and normal stresses and the deflection of the beam in each stage of debonding. In such a way, the proposed model unifies the whole debonding process, including elastic deformation, debonding initiation and growth, into one model. With such a superior feature, the proposed model provides an efficient and effective analytical tool to study FRP–concrete interface debonding.     

纤维复合材料界面横向拉伸分析

以单纤维十字型横向拉伸试验为研究对象,对纤维/基体界面采用弹性-软化双线性内聚力模型,建立了纤维复合材料在横向拉伸作用下界面法向失效过程的解析模型。得到了沿纤维/基体圆周界面的法向应力分布,纤维/基体界面的状态与界面承载力和单纤维复合材料承载力的关系,以及内聚力参数和试件几何尺寸对它们的影响。结果表明:纤维/基体圆周界面在脱粘前经历全部弹性及弹性+软化两种状态;当界面为弹性状态时,界面法向应力随界面强度线性增加;当界面为弹性+软化状态时,界面软化范围随界面裂纹萌生位移的增加而增大;界面初始脱粘位置与拉伸荷载方向重合;界面初始脱粘时的界面承载力随界面强度及界面裂纹萌生位移的增加而增加,随界面裂纹生成位移的增加而降低;单纤维复合材料的脱粘荷载受基体截面尺寸的影响,当纤维体积含量相同时,沿荷载方向截面尺寸的增大对提高脱粘荷载更显著。     

Full field analysis of an anti-plane interface crack subjected to dynamic body forces

In this study, the transient full field response of an interface crack between two different media subjected to dynamic body force at one material is investigated. For time t < 0, the bimaterial medium is stress free and at rest. At t = 0, a concentrated anti-plane dynamic point loading is applied at the medium as shown in Fig. 1. The total wave field is due to the effect of this point loading and the scattering of the incident waves by the interface crack. An alternative methodology that is different from the conventional superposition method is used to construct the reflected, refracted and diffracted wave fields. A useful fundamental solution is proposed in this study and the full field solution is determined by superposition of the fundamental solution in the Laplace transform domain. The proposed fundamental problem is the problem of applying an exponentially distributed traction (in the Laplace transform domain) on the interfacial crack faces. The Cagniard–de Hoop method of Laplace inversion is used to obtain the transient solution in time domain. Exact transient closed form solutions for stresses and stress intensity factors are obtained. Numerical results for the time history of stresses and stress intensity factors during the transient process are discussed in detail.     

Dynamic self-similar debonding of interface at very high velocity: Anti-plane case

This paper analyzes the anti-plane problem of dynamic self-similar debonding of interface at very high velocity. The debonding is modeled as an interface crack propagating self-similarly from zero-length. The extending speed is assumed to be transonic or supersonic. We first consider the dynamic debonding under moving concentrated loads. The moving dislocation model of self-similar propagation of an interface crack is used to formulate the problem to a singular integral equation which is solved analytically. The singularity of stresses near the crack tip is discussed and the dynamic stress intensity factors are presented. Finally the solution of dynamic debonding underx ²-type loads is obtained by using the superposition method.     

界面超高速自相似动态分层分析：反平面情况

对材料界面超高速自相似动态分层的反平面问题进行了解析分析。分层模拟为界面裂纹由零长度自相似扩展，扩展速度为蹭音速或超音速。首先考虑运动集中载荷作用下界面动态分层的情况，利用界面裂纹自相似扩展的运动位错模型将问题归结为奇异积分方程，并求得解析解，分析了裂纹尖端的应力奇性，获得了动应力强度因子。最后，利用叠加原理给出了ｘ＾ｎ型载荷作用下界面动态分层的解。     

Cohesive zone finite element analysis of crack initiation from a butt joint’s interface corner

Cohesive zone (CZ) fracture analysis techniques are used to predict the initiation of crack growth from the interface corner of an adhesively bonded butt joint. In this plane strain analysis, a thin linear elastic adhesive layer is sandwiched between rigid adherends. There is no preexisting crack in the problem analyzed, and the focus is on how the shape of the traction–separation (T–U) relationship affects the predicted joint strength. Unlike the case of a preexisting interfacial crack, the calculated results clearly indicate that the predicted joint strength depends on the shape of the T–U relationship. Most of the calculations used a rectangular T–U relationship whose shape (aspect ratio) is defined by two parameters: the interfacial strength σ¹ and the work of separation/unit area Γ. The principal finding of this study is that for a specified adhesive layer thickness, there is any number of σ¹, Γ combinations that generate the same predicted joint strength. Each combination corresponds to a different CZ length. An approximate CZ-like elasticity solution was developed to show how such combinations arise and their connection with the CZ length.     

Cohesive zone model of intermediate crack-induced debonding of FRP-plated concrete beam

External bonding of FRP plates or sheets has emerged as a popular method for strengthening reinforced concrete structures. Debonding along the FPR–concrete interface can lead to premature failure of the structures. In this study, debonding induced by a flexural crack in a FRP-plated concrete beam is analyzed through a nonlinear fracture mechanics method. The concrete beam and FRP plate are modeled as linearly elastic simple beams connected together through a thin layer of FRP–concrete interface. A bi-linear cohesive (bond-slip) law, which has been verified by experiments, is used to model the FRP–concrete interface as a cohesive zone. Thus a cohesive zone model for intermediate crack-induced debonding is established with a unique feature of unifying the debonding initiation and growth into one model. Closed-form solutions of interfacial stress, FRP stress and ultimate load of the plated beam are obtained and then verified with the numerical solutions based on finite element analysis. Parametric studies are carried out to demonstrate the significant effect of FRP thickness on the interface debonding. The bond-slip shape is examined specifically. In spite of its profound effect on softening zone size, the bond-slip shape has been found to have little effect on the ultimate load of the plated beam. By making use of such a unique feature, a simplified explicit expression is obtained to determine the ultimate load of the plated concrete beam with a flexural crack conveniently. The cohesive zone model in this study also provides an efficient and effective way to analyze more general FRP–concrete interface debonding.     

薄膜涂层材料中币形界面裂纹的弹性波散射

研究了薄膜涂层材料中币形界面裂纹的弹性波散射问题,建立了含有币形界面裂纹的覆层半空间模型,采用Hankel积分变换,将裂纹对弹性波散射的问题转化为求解矩阵形式的奇异积分方程。结合渐近分析和围道积分技术得到积分方程的解,进一步推导了散射波的应力场和位移场,以及动应力强度因子的理论计算公式。在数值算例中,分析了不同材料组合和裂纹尺寸情况下动应力强度因子与入射波频率的关系,并给出了裂纹张开位移的结果。为薄膜涂层材料的动态破坏分析提供了一定的理论基础。     

近场动力学在断裂力学领域的研究进展

近场动力学采用非局部积分计算节点内力, 利用统一数学框架描述空间连续与非连续, 避免了非连续区局部空间导数引起的应力奇异, 数值上具有无网格属性, 可自然模拟材料结构的断裂问题. 本文概述了近场动力学的弹性本构力模型, 系统介绍了近场动力学临界伸长率、临界能量密度以及材料强度相关的键失效准则. 详细介绍了近场动力学在断裂力学领域的研究进展, 包括断裂参数能量释放率与应力强度因子的求解、J积分、混合型裂纹、弹塑性断裂、黏聚力模型、动态断裂、材料界面断裂以及疲劳裂纹扩展等. 最后讨论了断裂问题近场动力学研究的发展方向.      

Dynamic crack kinking from a PMMA/Homalite interface

The behavior of a pre-existing, dynamically loaded, interfacial crack kinking away from the interface separating two materials was experimentally investigated under dynamic loading conditions. Dynamic fracture experiments were performed on pre-cracked bimaterial panels of PMMA bonded with Homalite-100 impact loaded using a high-speed gas gun. By varying the location of impact, a large range of mixed mode loading at the crack tip was produced. Information about the stress state surrounding the crack tip was obtained through use of the lateral shearing interferometer of coherent gradient sensing in conjunction with high-speed photography. The high-speed interferogram corresponding, to the time of crack initiation was analyzed in each case to find the preinitiation mode mixity at the crack tip. Measurement of both the local initiation mode mixity and the crack kink angle allows for possible extension of existing quasi-static interface crack kinking criteria, such as maximum opening stress or maximum energy release rate, to the case of dynamic loading. It was found that for bimaterial systems with small material property mismatch, such as the PMMA/Homalite system, the maximum opening stress criterion accurately predicts the relation between crack tip mode mixity and resulting kink angle for small initial crack kinking speeds.     

Interfacial stress analysis and prediction of debonding for a thin plate bonded to a curved substrate

This paper focuses on the analytical and numerical modeling of the interface between a rigid substrate with simple constant curvature and a thin bonded plate. The interfacial behavior is modeled by independent cohesive laws in the normal and tangential directions, coupled with a mixed-mode fracture criterion. The newly developed analytical model determines the interfacial shear and normal stress distributions as functions of the substrate curvature, during the various behavioral stages of the interface prior to the initiation of debonding. The model is also able to predict the debonding load and the effective bond length. In the numerical model the interface is modeled by zero-thickness node-to-segment contact elements, in which both the geometrical relationships between the nodes of the discretized problem and the interface constitutive laws are suitably defined. Numerical results and comparisons between the predictions of the two models are presented.     

Boundary element analysis of cracked film–substrate media

This study evaluates the stress behavior of a cracked film–substrate medium by applying the multi-region boundary element method. Four problems addressed herein are the crack tip within a film, the crack tip terminating at the interface, interface debonding, and the crack penetrating into the substrate. The multi-region boundary element method is initially developed and, then, the stress intensity factors or the energy release rates are evaluated according to the different stress singularities of the four considered problems. These results indicate that the stress intensity factors or the energy release rates of the four problems rely not only on the different elastic mismatches and crack lengths, but also on the thickness ratio of the film and the substrate.     

拉-拉循环荷载作用下的界面脱粘研究

应用弹性力学和断裂力学基本理论，基于剪滞模型，研究了纤维增强复合材料中纤维与基体界面在拉-拉循环荷载作用下的疲劳脱粘特性。建立了描述疲劳裂纹扩展的等效Paris公式，得到了界面疲劳脱粘扩展速率、脱粘应力以及脱粘界面的摩擦系数与循环加载次数的关系式。通过数值模拟计算，进一步分析了界面疲劳脱粘的力学机理。本文分析，考虑了疲劳加载引起的脱粘界面的损伤及损伤分布的不均匀性。同时还考虑了材料泊松比的影响。     

P波对界面部分脱胶的刚性圆柱夹杂物的散射

本文求解了弹性Ｐ波对界面部分脱胶的可动刚性圆柱夹杂物的散射问题。将脱胶区看作表面不相接触的弧形界面裂纹，借助波函数展开法并利用边界条件将问题转化为一组对偶级数方程。然后通过引入裂纹面的位错密度函数，将其化为一组具有Ｈｉｌｂｅｒｔ核的第二类奇异积分方程，并进一步化为Ｃａｕｃｈｙ型奇异积分方程组，数值求解方程组可获得动应力强度因子，夹杂物刚体振动位移和散射截面等重要参量。结果显示该类结构在较低的频率上发生共振，此低频共振特性与脱胶区大小，入射波方向、材料组合等多种参数有关。与已有方法相比，本文的方法更具一般性，适用于任意材料组合。     

Solution of problem of two dissimilar materials bonded at one interface subjected to temperature

A solution of problem of two dissimilar materials bonded at one interface subjected to temperature is derived. To obtain a closed-form solution, a rational mapping function and a complex variable method are used. The coefficients of the homogeneous part of the stress function are expressed by Dunders’ parameters, but loading term of temperature is not expressed by them. As a demonstration, semi-strips bonded at one part at the ends are considered. The each strip is subjected to uniform temperature. Examples of stress distributions are shown. The relations of stress and temperature on the interface are described. Debondings on both sides of the interface are considered. Stress intensity of debonding (SID) is defined, and the values are investigated for various debonding lengths. And the debonding extension or the crack initiation into the material is investigated. The effects of material constants (Dundurs’ parameter) on SID are also investigated. By changing mapping function, other geometries can be analyzed.