FE analysis of stresses and stress intensity factors of interfacial cracks in a CTS specimen

Wei, L. W.; Edwards, L. and Fitzpatrick, M. E. (2002). FE analysis of stresses and stress intensity factors of interfacial cracks in a CTS specimen. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 69(1) pp. 85–90.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-7944(01)00072-8

Abstract

A plane stress finite element analysis was implemented to understand the stress fields for a crack lying at an aluminium/epoxy interface of a compact tension and shear specimen. The interaction integral method was used to separate the mixed-mode stress intensity factors at the interfacial crack-tip under different loading modes, which can have important implications for characterisation of interfacial crack growth.

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