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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2017.30.2.149

Fracture Analysis of Notched Laminated Composites using Cohesive Zone Modeling  

Woo, Kyeongsik (School of Civil Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Cairns, Douglas S. (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Montana State University)
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Composites Research / v.30, no.2, 2017 , pp. 149-157 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, fracture behavior of laminated composites with notch was studied by cohesive zone modeling approach. The numerical modeling proceeded by first generating 3 dimensional solid element meshes for notched laminated composite coupon configurations. Then cohesive elements representing failure modes of fiber fracture, matrix cracking and delamination were inserted between bulk elements in all regions where the corresponding failures were likely to occur. Next, progressive failure analyses were performed simulating uniaxial tensile tests. The numerical results were compared to those by experiment available in the literature for verification of the analysis approach. Finally, notched laminated composite configurations with selected stacking sequences were analyzed and the failure behavior was carefully examined focusing on the failure initiation and progression and the dominating failure modes.
Keywords
Composite laminates; Notch; Fracture analysis; Cohesive zone modeling;
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