Embedded delamination growth in composite panels under compressive load

In this paper, crack growth analyses on composite panels containing embedded delaminations has been performed using a geometrically non linear FEM code, based on the total Lagrangian formulation. The code has been improved with an effective virtual crack closure technique to evaluate energy release...

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Published in:Composites. Part B, Engineering Engineering, 2001-01, Vol.32 (3), p.209-218
Main Authors: Riccio, A., Scaramuzzino, F., Perugini, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A: Fibers
A: Laminates
Applied sciences
B: Delamination
C: Damage tolerance
Composites
Computational techniques
Exact sciences and technology
Finite-element and galerkin methods
Forms of application and semi-finished materials
Fracture mechanics (crack, fatigue, damage...)
Fracture mechanics, fatigue and cracks
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Mathematical methods in physics
Physics
Polymer industry, paints, wood
Solid mechanics
Structural and continuum mechanics
Technology of polymers
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Summary:In this paper, crack growth analyses on composite panels containing embedded delaminations has been performed using a geometrically non linear FEM code, based on the total Lagrangian formulation. The code has been improved with an effective virtual crack closure technique to evaluate energy release rate and with penalty method to evaluate contact forces. Validation of the proposed tool has been performed with experimental and numerical data available in the literature for double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens. Finally, the influence of the geometrical parameters of the delamination (size and location along the thickness) on the energy release rate distribution and delamination growth stability in composite panels under compression has been analyzed.
ISSN:1359-8368
1879-1069
DOI:10.1016/S1359-8368(00)00057-3