Modification of nominal strength scaling laws to pseudo-ductility

We investigate the influence pseudo-ductility has on the notched strength and size-effect behaviour of typical notched specimens of quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile composite materials. Our previous findings reveal that pseudo-ductility enhances translaminar toughness and nominal strength recovery but...

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Autores: Subramani, Anbazhagan, Maimí Vert, Pere, Costa i Balanzat, Josep
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
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:10256/24607
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/24607
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anàlisi numèrica
Materials laminats
Resistència de materials
Numerical analysis
Laminated materials
Strength of materials
Concentració de tensions
Stress concentration
Mecànica de fractura
Fracture mechanics
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Sumario:We investigate the influence pseudo-ductility has on the notched strength and size-effect behaviour of typical notched specimens of quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile composite materials. Our previous findings reveal that pseudo-ductility enhances translaminar toughness and nominal strength recovery but can negatively affect specimens below a critical notch size. The traditional Ba ant Size Effect Law (SEL) does not adequately capture these observations, necessitating modifications to account for the non-recoverable pseudo-ductile damage past the pseudo-yield strength. We propose modifications to the nominal strength scaling laws, aiming to characterise both the notched strengths for a given notch radius and the size effect due to pseudo-ductility. Modifications are applied to centre-cracked (CC), elliptical hole (EH), and open-hole (OH) specimens for a wide range of pseudo-ductile materials. The proposed modifications for nominal strength predictions agree with FE estimates across all three notch shapes (CC, EH, and OH). The findings suggest that the presented SEL serves as a valuable tool for understanding and assessing the size-effect behaviour of pseudo-ductile composites