An Interface Damage Model for the Simulation of Delamination Under Variable-Mode Ratio in Composite Materials

A thermodynamically consistent damage model for the simulation of progressive delamination under variable mode ratio is presented. The model is formulated in the context of the Damage Mechanics. The constitutive equation that results from the definition of the free energy as a function of a damage va...

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Autores: Turon Travesa, Albert, Camanho, Pedro Manuel Ponces Rodrigues de Castro, Costa i Balanzat, Josep, Dávila, Carlos G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
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:10256/8245
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/8245
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materials laminats
Laminated materials
Materials compostos -- Deslaminatge
Composite materials -- Delamination
Materials compostos -- Mètodes de simulació
Composite materials -- Simulation methods
Assaigs de materials
Materials -- Testing
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Sumario:A thermodynamically consistent damage model for the simulation of progressive delamination under variable mode ratio is presented. The model is formulated in the context of the Damage Mechanics. The constitutive equation that results from the definition of the free energy as a function of a damage variable is used to model the initiation and propagation of delamination. A new delamination initiation criterion is developed to assure that the formulation can account for changes in the loading mode in a thermodynamically consistent way. The formulation proposed accounts for crack closure effets avoiding interfacial penetration of two adjacent layers after complete decohesion. The model is implemented in a finite element formulation. The numerical predictions given by the model are compared with experimental results