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A localised experimental–numerical technique for determining mixed mode strain energy release rates
Authors:Sonya A Brown  Liyong Tong
Affiliation:School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, J07, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Abstract:Composite structures are being used increasingly in the aerospace industry due to their superior specific stiffness and strength. One key issue associated with such structures is delamination, and how to effectively predict this. A new method which is derived from localised test displacement data is presented to determine the mixed mode strain energy release rates of layered structures with a pre-existing crack. Images taken during experimentation of the vicinity of the crack tip are analysed at low load and high load to determine the displacement changes across the load variation. These displacements are applied as boundary conditions to a simple local numerical model including a constraint at the crack tip. The forces and displacements at the crack tip are taken as output data and combined with the Virtual Crack Closure Technique to predict strain energy release rates. Initial validation of the localised experimental–numerical technique (LENT) shows that applying experimental data to a numerical model does give reasonable agreement thus far in the established trends, and hence LENT is promising for use in determining mixed mode strain energy release rates and mode mixity ratios.
Keywords:Delamination  Strain energy release rate  Mode mixity  Composite materials  Localised experimental&ndash  numerical technique
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