Methods and models for fracture mode partitioning: A review

P Tsokanas, T Loutas - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In the problem of a crack lying in the interface between two dissimilar materials, the
mathematical expressions for the stress and displacement fields, derived from linear elastic …

Delamination analysis of 3D-printed nylon reinforced with continuous carbon fibers

E Polyzos, A Katalagarianakis, D Van Hemelrijck… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
The inconsistent interfacial bonding of 3D-printed materials is accompanied by increasing
scattering of the measured fracture toughness in delamination tests. This article focuses on …

Fracture toughness determination and mechanism for mode-I interlaminar failure of 3D-printed carbon-Kevlar composites

Z Dang, J Cao, A Pagani, C Zhang - Composites Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing for continuous fiber composite exhibits great potential for the
fabrication of sophisticated structural components. Nevertheless, interlaminar characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring the interlaminar fracture toughness of thin carbon fiber/polyamide6 composites using adhesively bonded stiffeners

S Simaafrookhteh, P Tsokanas, T Loutas… - Composites Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the interlaminar fracture toughness of a thin unidirectional
carbon fiber-reinforced/polyamide6 (CF/PA6) composite laminate. Aluminum (Al) stiffening …

[HTML][HTML] Fatigue crack growth characterization of composite-to-steel bonded interface using ENF and 4ENF tests

W Feng, MM Arouche, M Pavlovic - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, mode II fatigue crack growth properties of the composite-to-steel interface are
characterised through different test configurations, namely ENF and 4ENF tests. Different …

Hygrothermal effect on the strain energy release rates and mode mixity of asymmetric delaminations in generally layered beams

P Tsokanas, T Loutas - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
An analytical framework is presented to calculate the mode I and II components of the strain
energy release rate (SERR) of a delamination between two generally layered sub …

Fracture Toughness of Metal-to-Composite Adhesive Joints with Bending–Extension Coupling and Residual Thermal Stresses

P Tsokanas - Fracture Analysis of Layered Beams With an Elastically …, 2023 - Springer
The current chapter presents results of the analysis of the mode I and mode II
interfacialfracture behaviors of a metal-to-composite adhesive jointbetween thin titanium and …

Interlaminar fracture toughness of glass and carbon reinforced multidirectional fiber metal laminates

J Bieniaś, K Dadej, B Surowska - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
CARALL and GLARE type multidirectional fiber metal laminates were subjected to
interlaminar fracture toughness tests by End Notched Flexure method. The critical strain …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of fracture parameters based upon digital image correlation and virtual crack closure techniques

X Huo, Q Luo, Q Li, G Sun - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop a novel approach to characterizing fracture parameters of
cracked structures made of composite laminates and brittle adhesive joints by using digital …

[HTML][HTML] Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II

F Mujika, P Tsokanas, A Arrese, LFM da Silva - Engineering Fracture …, 2024 - Elsevier
New closed-form analytical expressions of the energy release rate of a bimaterial cracked
specimen are derived, when it experiences pure mode I in an asymmetric double cantilever …