Simulation of Delamination Propagation in Composites Under High-Cycle Fatigue by Means of Cohesive-Zone Models

A damage model for the simulation of delamination propagation under high-cycle fatigue loading is proposed. The basis for the formulation is a cohesive law that links fracture and damage mechanics to establish the evolution of the damage variable in terms of the crack growth rate dA/dN. The damage s...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Turon Travesa, Albert, Costa i Balanzat, Josep, Camanho, Pedro Manuel Ponces Rodrigues de Castro, Dávila, Carlos G.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2006
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/8244
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/8244
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Materials laminats
Laminated materials
Materials compostos
Composite materials
Materials compostos -- Mètodes de simulació
Composite materials -- Simulation methods
Materials compostos -- Deslaminatge
Composite materials -- Delamination
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Summary:A damage model for the simulation of delamination propagation under high-cycle fatigue loading is proposed. The basis for the formulation is a cohesive law that links fracture and damage mechanics to establish the evolution of the damage variable in terms of the crack growth rate dA/dN. The damage state is obtained as a function of the loading conditions as well as the experimentally-determined coefficients of the Paris Law crack propagation rates for the material. It is shown that by using the constitutive fatigue damage model in a structural analysis, experimental results can be reproduced without the need of additional model-specific curve-fitting parameters