Buckling of a coating strip of finite width bonded to elastic half-space

AbstractA solution for buckling of a stiff strip of finite width bonded to a compliant elastic half-space and subjected to uniform axial compression is presented. Approximate semi-analytical and finite element solutions are obtained and compared with a two-dimensional case of a plate on elastic foundation. The comparison demonstrates that the two-dimensional solution can be applied to predict the buckling wavelength and critical compressive strain when the width of the strip is equal to or larger than the buckling wavelength. For narrow strips, the wavelength is smaller and critical strain is higher than that of a plate on foundation.

Competition between the buckling-driven delamination and wrinkling in compressed thin coatings

Abstract The competition between two common failure modes of a thin coating under in-plane compression, the surface wrinkling and the buckling-driven delamination, is studied to assess the critical strain when the mechanical instability may occur at given geometrical and material parameters. A buckling map is constructed based on results of a finite element analysis, which relates the critical applied strain for the onset of instability to the interface adhesion and elastic properties of materials. An approximate scaling relation is derived for the energy release rate of buckling-driven delamination of a coating deposited on a compliant substrate.

Applicability Range of the One-Parameter Ply Plasticity Model for Prediction of the Nonlinear Response of Laminates

A one-parameter lamina plasticity model is applied to predict the nonlinear deformation of an E-glass / epoxy cross-ply composite laminate under quasi-static uniaxial tensile loading at different angles to the material orthotropy axes. It is shown that the laminate theory yields accurate results within the plastic strain range covered in unidirectional continuous-fibre reinforced composite tests that are used to determine the plasticity model parameters.

Rigid Closed‐Cell PUR Foams Containing Polyols Derived from Renewable Resources: The Effect of Polymer Composition, Foam Density, and Organoclay Filler on Their Mechanical Properties

Response of Cross-Ply Composite to Off-Axis Loading

Polymer composites are known to exhibit nonlinear stress–strain response due to nonlinearly elastic or plastic deformation of the matrix and damage accumulation. Mechanistic modeling of material response explicitly accounting for these interacting factors often leads to complex theories. Plasticity theory formalism provides an alternative for nonlinear deformation description of composite material. We examine the applicability of an orthotropic plasticity model, developed by Sun et al. for unidirectionally reinforced composite, to composite laminate. The response of a symmetric and balanced cross-ply glass/epoxy laminate is studied under uniaxial tensile loading at different angles to the …