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Influence of Fiber Bridging on Mode I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Composites

ZHANG Long, WANG Bo, JIAO Guiqiong, HUANG Tao   

  1. School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwest Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
  • Received:2012-05-23 Revised:2012-09-21 Online:2013-04-25 Published:2013-04-23

Abstract:

T700/9916 composite laminate specimens are tested according to ASTM D 5528 standards, and the fiber bridging effect on Model I interlaminar fracture toughness is investigated in double cantilever beam (DCB) tests. From experimental observation, a model with single (s zone) and double fiber bridging zone (d zone) is proposed. The number of bridging fibers on a point of the d zone is twice as large as that on a point of the s zone. From an interaction analysis between the bridging fibers and the beam, an exponentially decreasing function of single fiber bridging force versus angle is built. Based on the analysis above, a DCB model involving the bridging force function of the whole beam is established. The simulation results show a satisfactory agreement with test results. The present fiber bridging model reflects how bridging fibers act in the process of crack propagation.

Key words: composite, fracture toughness, bridging fiber, fiber bridging model, DCB specimen

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