Rate-dependency analysis of mode I delamination by means of different data reduction strategies for the GDCB test method Articles uri icon

publication date

  • August 2023

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 23

issue

  • 109352

volume

  • 288

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0013-7944

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1873-7315

abstract

  • The loading-rate mechanical response of the mode I delamination in composites and adhesively bonded joints was investigated. The tests were carried out using a recently developed Guided Double Cantilever Beam test method. Three different data reduction methods were proposed and assessed: a displacement-based formulation, a near-crack-tip displacement formulation, and a numerical assessment using the Virtual Crack-Closure Technique method. The methods account for the dynamic effects which may be present. While small differences between the three different methods can be seen, no rate-dependency higher than the uncertainty for the materials and the loading rates considered have been evidenced.

subjects

  • Civil and Construction Engineering
  • Materials science and engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

keywords

  • data reduction method; dynamic effects; fracture toughness; loading-rate; rate-dependency