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Progressive cracking mastercurves of the transverse ply in a laminate
Janis AndersonsOskars RubenisEdgars SparninsEdgars SparninsRoberts Joffesubject
Materials sciencePolymers and PlasticsGlass fiberComposite numberFracture mechanicsGeneral ChemistryEpoxyStress (mechanics)CrackingTransverse planevisual_artUltimate tensile strengthMaterials ChemistryCeramics and Compositesvisual_art.visual_art_mediumComposite materialdescription
In this study, progressive cracking of a transverse layer in a cross-ply composite laminate subjected to tensile loading is considered. Using the results of a probabilistic cracking model, approximate relations for crack density as a function of stress are derived for initiation-controlled and propagation-controlled cracking. It is shown that the crack density evolution in the transverse ply can be represented by a mastercurve in suitably normalized coordinates. The mastercurve approach is applied to progressive cracking in glass/epoxy laminates. POLYM. COMPOS., 2009. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-01 | Polymer Composites |