Materials Department, College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Measurements of the mixed mode fracture resistance of bimaterial interface have been shown to be appreciably influenced by the presence of loading point friction and by residual strain. Analyses of the effect of these phenomena on the strain energy release rate and on the phase angle of loading are presented. The analyses are used to interpret experimental measurements obtained on several bimaterial models.