Modified mixed-mode bending test apparatus for measuring delamination fracture toughness of laminated composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 804-828

  Shivakumar, Kunigal N ^a   Crews Jr , John H ^a,b   Avva, Vishnu S ^a  

^a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

GRAPHITE/BISMALEIMIDE COMPOSITES; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MODIFIED MIXED MODE BENDING TEST APPARATUS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031676886     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839803200901     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Crews, J. H., Jr. and J. R. Reeder. 1988. "A Mixed-Mode Bending Apparatus for Delamination Testing," NASA TM 100662, August.
2. Reeder, J. R. and J. H. Crews, Jr. 1991. "Redesign of the Mixed-Mode Bending Test for Delamination Toughness," Composites Design, Manufacture, and Application, ICCM/8 Conference Proceedings, SAMPE, S. W. Tsai and G. S. Springer, eds., pp. 36-B-1-36-B-10, July.
3. Johnson, W. S. and P. D. Mangalgiri. 1987. "Influence of Resin on Interlaminar Mixed-Mode Fracture," Toughened Composites, ASTMSTP 937, N. J. Johnston, ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 295-315.
4. Russell, A. J. 1982. "On The Measurement of Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Energies," DREP Materials Report 82-0, December.
5. Brussat, T. R., S. T. Chiu and S. Mostovoy. 1977. "Fracture Mechanics for Structural Adhesives Bonds," AFML-TR-77-163, Air Force Materials Laboratory, OH.
6. O'Brien, T. K. 1984. "Mixed-Mode Strain-Energy-Release Rate Effects on Edge Delamination of Composites," Effects of Defects in Composite Materials, ASTM STP 836, American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 125-142.
7. Johnson, W. S. 1987. "Stress Analysis of the Cracked-Lap-Shear Specimen-An ASTM Round-Robin," Journal of Testing and Evaluation, JTEVA, 15(6):303-324.
8. O'Brien, T. K., I. S. Raju and D. P. Garber. 1986. "Residual Thermal and Moisture Influences on the Strain Energy Release Rate Analysis of Edge Delamination," Journal of Composites Technology & Research, 8(2):37-47.
9. Arcan, M., Z. Hashin and A. Voloshin. 1978. "A Method to Produce Uniform Plane-Stress States with Applications to Fiber-Reinforced Materials," Experimental Mechanics, pp. 141-146, April.
10. Bradley, W. L. and R. N. Cohen. 1985. "Matrix Deformation and Fracture in Graphite-Reinforced Epoxies," Delamination and Debonding of Materials, ASTMSTP 876, W. S. Johnson, ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 389-410.
11. Russell, A. J. and K. N. Street. 1985. "Moisture and Temperature Effects on the Mixed-Mode Delamination Fracture of Unidirectional Graphite/Epoxy," Delamination and Debonding of Materials, ASTM STP 876, W. S. Johnson, ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 349-370.
12. Crews, J. H., Jr., K. N. Shivakumar and I. S. Raju. 1986. "Factors Influencing Elastic Stresses in Double Cantilever Beam Specimens," NASA TM-89033, November.
13. Hashemi, S., A. J. Kinloch and J. G. Williams. 1987. "Interlaminar Fracture of Composite Materials," 6th ICCM and 2nd ECCM Conference Proceedings, 3:3.254-3.264, July.
14. Khourchid, Y. 1993. "Effects of Mode Mix on Delamination Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Composites Laminates," M.S. thesis, Wichita State University, July.
15. II Expression for Transversely Loaded Delaminated Beams," AIAA Paper 95-1280.
16. Reeder, J. R. 1992. "An Evaluation of Mixed-Mode Delamination Failure Criteria," NASA TM 104210, February.
17. Kanninen, M. F. 1973. "An Augmented Double Cantilever Beam Model for Studying Crack Propagation and Arrest," Internationaljournal of Fracture, 9(1):83-92.
18. Aliyu, A. A. and I. M. Daniel. 1985. "Effects of Strain Rate on Delamination Fracture Toughness of Graphite/Epoxy," Delamination and Debonding of Materials," ASTMSTP 876, W. S. Johnson, ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 336-348.
19. Carlsson, L. A., J. W. Gillespie and R. B. Pipes. 1986. "On the Analysis and Design of the End Notched Flexure (ENF) Specimen for Mode II Testing," Journal of Composite Materials, 20: 594-604.
20. Williams, J. G. 1989. "End Corrections for Orthotropic DCB Specimens," Composite Science and Technology, 35:367-376.
21. Wang, Y. and J. G. Williams. 1992. "Corrections for Mode II Fracture Toughness Specimens of Composites Materials," Composite Science and Technology, 43:251-256.