Guided Double Cantilever Beam test method for intermediate and high loading rates in composites

Although the rate-dependent behaviour of the interlaminar fracture toughness of fibre reinforced composites has been a matter of ongoing research in recent decades, further research is required into characterising these properties and, consequently, developing more reliable constitutive models to si...

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Autores: Medina Escobar, Sergio Alonso, González Juan, Emilio Vicente, Blanco Villaverde, Norbert, Pernas-Sánchez, Jesús, Artero Guerrero, José Alfonso
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/22718
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/22718
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materials -- Proves dinàmiques
Materials -- Dynamic testing
Mecànica de fractura
Fracture mechanics
Resistència de materials
Strength of materials
Assaigs de materials
Materials -- Testing
Materials laminats -- Fractura
Laminated materials -- Fracture
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Sumario:Although the rate-dependent behaviour of the interlaminar fracture toughness of fibre reinforced composites has been a matter of ongoing research in recent decades, further research is required into characterising these properties and, consequently, developing more reliable constitutive models to simulate dynamic events. Furthermore, despite the various studies that have been carried out, no consensus on which test method to use to characterise these properties has yet been reached. This paper presents a new test method for measuring the dynamic mode I interlaminar fracture toughness in composite laminates by using a novel device based on a modified Double Cantilever Beam test method with a guided tensile configuration. In contrast to other methods reported in the literature, the proposed device guarantees a symmetric crack opening and, thus, pure mode I propagation during high loading rate testing. When used in a dynamic servo-hydraulic testing machine with controllable displacement rate, a constant opening velocity can be achieved. The Guided Double Cantilever Beam testing method is validated against a quasi-static Double Cantilever Beam test, showing good agreement between the results. The testing method has been satisfactorily tested under intermediate/high loading rates, from 0.1 to 10 m/s