Investigation of Interlaminar Mode-I Fracture Toughness of Corrugated Composite Plates

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kermanshah University of Technology, Kermanshah, Iran

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In this study, delamination of the corrugated composite plates made of unidirectional glass fibers and polyester resin has been investigated. The samples are fabricated by hand lay-up process based on the ASTM-D5528 standard. Using experimental tests, the strain energy release rate in mode I has been calculated for composite corrugated specimens by the prevalent method of interlaminar failure. Also, the samples were simulated as a double cantilever beam by Abaqus software, and the mechanical properties of unidirectional glass/polyester composite and the results of the numerical solution are also obtained. Fracture surfaces of experimental samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscope. Force-displacement curves obtained from experimental and numerical methods have been compared to find the material behavior and calculate the strain energy release rate for different samples with three pre-crack lengths. The results show that the corrugated composite plates have a higher interlaminar fracture toughness rather than flat samples and the four-wave sample with a crack length of 60 and 65 mm has the highest values of the strain energy rate released, equal to 963.77  J/m2 and 705.95  J/m2, respectively.

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Amirkabir Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Volume 54, Issue 2
May 2022
Pages 415-432

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