ON THE PHENOMENON OF CURVED MICROCRACKS IN [(S)/90(N)](S) LAMINATES - THEIR SHAPES, INITIATION ANGLES AND LOCATIONS

被引:25
作者
HU, SF
BARK, JS
NAIRN, JA
机构
[1] Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
关键词
MICROCRACKING; CURVED MICROCRACKS; VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; CROSS-PLY LAMINATES;
D O I
10.1016/0266-3538(93)90001-W
中图分类号
TB33 [复合材料];
学科分类号
摘要
A variational analysis of the stress state in microcracked cross-ply laminates has been used to investigate the phenomenon of curved microcracking in [(S)/90n]s laminates. Previous investigators proposed that the initiation and orientation of curved microcracks are controlled by local maxima and stress trajectories of the principal stresses. We have implemented a principal stress model using a variational mechanics stress analysis and we were able to make predictions about curved microcracks. The predictions agree well with experimental observations and therefore support the assertion that the variational analysis gives an accurate stress state that is useful for modeling the microcracking properties of cross-ply laminates. An important prediction about curved microcracks is that they are a late stage of microcracking damage. They occur only when the crack density of straight microcracks exceeds some critical value-the critical crack density for curved microcracking. The predicted critical crack density for curved microcracking agrees well with experimental observations.
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页数:9
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