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Experimental determination of the interlayer fracture toughness of a composite material
https://doi.org/10.26896/1028-6861-2023-89-12-81-87
Abstract
Modeling the propagation of interlaminar defects in multilayer composite materials requires knowledge of the characteristics of the material under study associated with the fracture processes. The goal of the study is determination of the interlaminar fracture toughness in the case of normal traction (GIc). Finite element modeling of testing was carried out proceeding from the data obtained. The delamination process was modeled using the most common approaches within the finite element method: VCCT (virtual crack closure technique) and CZM (cohesive zone model), wherein the fracture toughness is used as the main parameter for the occurrence of delamination. The obtained data are compared with the experiment. To confirm the correctness of the obtained experimental data on the fracture toughness GIc, modeling of the process of compression testing of a strut-type specimen with a defect in the form of a through-the-width delamination was carried out. This problem includes a nonlinear static solution with buckling and subsequent post-buckling behavior, and, as a result, the spread of the delamination zone. The data obtained using finite element modeling are consistent with the available experimental data.
About the Authors
I. S. Belousov
S.A. Chaplygin Siberian Research Institute of Aviation; Novosibirsk State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Il’ya S. Belousov
21, Polzunova ul., Novosibirsk, 630051; 20, K. Marksa prosp., Novosibirsk, 630073
V. A. Bespalov
S.A. Chaplygin Siberian Research Institute of Aviation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valerii A. Bespalov
21, Polzunova ul., Novosibirsk, 630051
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Belousov I.S., Bespalov V.A. Experimental determination of the interlayer fracture toughness of a composite material. Industrial laboratory. Diagnostics of materials. 2023;89(12):81-87. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26896/1028-6861-2023-89-12-81-87
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