Numerical assessment of an experimental procedure applied to DCB tests

Numerical analysis of the analytic model of an experimental procedure to determine the crack length, the compliance and the energy release rate has been developed. As a first step, bending tests at different spans have been numerically simulated with the purpose of obtaining the flexural and out-of-...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Insausti Irastorza, Nagore, Adarraga Usabiaga, María Iciar, De Gracia Igelmo, Juan, Arrese Arratibel, Ainhoa, Mujika Garitano, Faustino
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/64928
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/64928
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:delamination
double cantilever beam
crack length
energy release rate
polymer matrix composites
Descripción
Sumario:Numerical analysis of the analytic model of an experimental procedure to determine the crack length, the compliance and the energy release rate has been developed. As a first step, bending tests at different spans have been numerically simulated with the purpose of obtaining the flexural and out-of-plane shear moduli of the material. Then the crack length has been determined from the numerical compliance, considering the material properties previously obtained. The critical energy release rate has also been determined analytically and numerically. There is agreement between the numerical results and those obtained from the analytic model of the experimental procedure.