Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for Mode II fracture energy

Xu, Xiaodong; Wisnom, Michael R.; Sun, Xiaoyang; Rev, Tamas; Hallett, Stephen R.

doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.06.012

All Outputs (5)

Deducing the R-curve for trans-laminar fracture from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test (2018)
Journal Article
Xu, X., Wisnom, M. R., & Hallett, S. R. (2019). Deducing the R-curve for trans-laminar fracture from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 118, 162-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.12.027

The R-curve for Mode I trans-laminar fracture energy in quasi-isotropic IM7/8552 carbon/epoxy laminates is here deduced numerically from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test. A High-fidelity Finite Element Method (Hi-FEM) using the explic... Read More about Deducing the R-curve for trans-laminar fracture from a virtual Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) test.

Thickness effect on Mode I trans-laminar fracture toughness of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates (2018)
Journal Article
Xu, X., Paul, A., & Wisnom, M. R. (2019). Thickness effect on Mode I trans-laminar fracture toughness of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates. Composite Structures, 210, 145-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.11.045

The thickness dependency of trans-laminar fracture toughness was studied in centre-notched quasi-isotropic IM7/8552 carbon/epoxy laminates with central double 0° plies with thicknesses between 1 and 8 mm. A reduction in trans-laminar fracture toughne... Read More about Thickness effect on Mode I trans-laminar fracture toughness of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates.

Residual Tensile Strength of Adhesively Bonded Double Lap Joints after Transverse Impact (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Paul, A., Xu, X., Wisnom, M., & Shimizu, T. (2018, September). Residual Tensile Strength of Adhesively Bonded Double Lap Joints after Transverse Impact. Presented at 33rd American Society for Composites Technical Conference, Seattle, USA

Experimental investigation into TTC enhancement effect on mode II fracture energy using bi-axial tests (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Xu, X., Rev, T., Sun, X., Wisnom, M., & Hallett, S. (2018, June). Experimental investigation into TTC enhancement effect on mode II fracture energy using bi-axial tests. Presented at 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, Athens, Greece

Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for Mode II fracture energy (2018)
Journal Article
Xu, X., Wisnom, M. R., Sun, X., Rev, T., & Hallett, S. R. (2018). Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for Mode II fracture energy. Composites Science and Technology, 165, 66-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.06.012

Mode II fracture energy, GIIC, is a critical parameter for determining the propagation of delamination in composite laminates. Its value can be affected by Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) stress acting on the crack tip and here this effect has be... Read More about Experimental determination of Through-Thickness Compression (TTC) enhancement factor for Mode II fracture energy.