Mode II Delamination of a Unidirectional Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite in Four-Point Bend End-Notched Flexure Tests |
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Authors: | E Zile V Tamuzs |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Polymer Mechanics, University of Latvia, Latvia |
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Abstract: | Results from an experimental study on the delamination of a unidirectional carbon fiber/epoxy composite by using the four-point
bend end-notched flexure (4ENF) test are presented. It was found that the compliance data obtained in load-unload-reload and
continuous loading tests were very similar. The R-curves for specimens of different thickness were also found experimentally.
These curves showed an appreciable toughening with crack advance, which can be explained by the presence of fiber bridging.
The finite-element method with cohesive elements allowing us to model the progressive delamination was used to analyze the
4ENF test.
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Russian translated published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 573–584, September–October, 2005. |
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Keywords: | four-point bend end-notched flexure delamination Mode II cohesive elements |
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