Experimental Determination of Cohesive Zone Models for Epoxy Composites

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 779-786

  Fuchs, P F ^a   Major, Z ^b  

^a POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone model; Digital image correlation; Epoxy composite; Fracture mechanics; J Integral method

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE STRESS; COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; COHESIVE ZONES; CRACK OPENING; DAMAGE EVOLUTION; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; EPOXY COMPOSITE; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED EPOXY; J-INTEGRAL METHOD; LOADING DIRECTION; LOCAL DISPLACEMENT; MAXIMUM STRESS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS FIBERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RESINS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; EPOXY RESINS;

EPOXY RESINS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

CORRELATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; POLYEPOXIDES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SIMULATION; STRAINS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

EID: 79955865406     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-010-9370-2     Document Type: Article

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