Effects Of Lay-Up Sequence and Widths on The SERR of Woven Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
Abstract
In this paper, fracture
behavior of woven Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) composites under Mode I
crack growth was experimentally investigated and numerically modelled, to
determine the effects of lay-up sequence and widths on delamination resistance.
Different methods are used for calculation of strain energy release rate
(SERR): for experimental solution, experimental compliance calibration method
(CCM), modified beam theory (MBT), modified compliance calibration (MCC) are
used and virtual crack closure technique (VCCT) are used for numerical solution.
To achieve this aim DCB (double cantilever beam) test specimens are used to
evaluate the SERR values. Three dimensional finite element model is used to
perform the delamination, crack analysis, and Mode I SERR value is calculated
by the VCCT. It is seen that there is an agreement between experimental and
numerical results so that VCCT method is to be an appropriate method for
analyzing a SERR value of woven glass fiber reinforced polimer composites.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
M.evren Toygar
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0000-0002-1015-0737
Türkiye
Publication Date
May 21, 2019
Submission Date
August 2, 2018
Acceptance Date
November 20, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 21 Number: 62
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