On how pseudo-ductility modifies the translaminar fracture toughness of composites and the nominal strength of centre-cracked specimens

Among the efforts to revert the traditionally brittle characteristic of laminated composites, pseudo-ductility relies on utilising hybridisation to stimulate sub-critical damage mechanisms. However, how such pseudo-ductility would translate into an increase in material toughness or an improvement in...

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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:10256/25068
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/25068
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Resistència de materials
Strength of materials
Materials laminats
Laminated materials
Mecànica de fractura
Fracture mechanics
Elements finits, Mètode dels
Finite element method
Anàlisi numèrica
Numerical analysis
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Sumario:Among the efforts to revert the traditionally brittle characteristic of laminated composites, pseudo-ductility relies on utilising hybridisation to stimulate sub-critical damage mechanisms. However, how such pseudo-ductility would translate into an increase in material toughness or an improvement in the strength of the sub-components remains unclear. To elucidate this, we perform a numerical study departing from a parameterised pseudo-ductile model implemented in a finite element model. We use non-dimensional analysis to investigate the effect of the two most relevant parameters: pseudo-ductile strain (ɛd) and the ratio of ultimate strength to pseudo-ductile yield strength (of/oy). We infer material toughness from the simulation of Compact Tension specimens, and it is shown to increase linearly with ɛd, and non-linearly with of/oy but tends to a plateau. Then, the simulation of Centre Cracked scaled specimens reveal that the nominal strength increases on the elastic limit extreme (large specimens) but decreases below a given size