Fracture of Polymers, Composites and Adhesives II

3rd ESIS TC4 Conference

1st Edition, Volume 32 - November 24, 2003
Editors: J G Williams, A Pavan, Bamber Blackman
Language: English
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Conference Committee
Foreword
Analysis of the Fracture Behavior of Amorphous Semi-Aromatic Polyamides
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Experimental Analysis of Glassy Polymers Fracture Using a Double Notch Four Point-bending Method
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- DESIGN OF THE TWIN NOTCH SPECIMEN
- EXPERIMENTAL
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
Toughening Effect in Highly Filled Polypropylene Through Multi-Scale Particle Size
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSION
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Contact Fatigue Behaviour of an Epoxy Polymer Under Small Amplitude Sliding Micro-Motions
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- MATERIALS AND EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Essential Work of Fracture of Injection Moulded Samples of Pet and PET/PC Blends
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Rate and Temperature Effects on the Plane Stress Essential Work of Fracture in Semicrystalline Pet
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Environmental Stress Cracking of a PBT/PBA Co-poly(ester ester)
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- MATERIAL, HYDROLYSIS AND SPECIMENS
- ESC EXPERIMENTS
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEGDEMENTS
Effects of Constraint on the Traction-Separation Behaviour of Polyethylene
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- MATERIALS USED AND SPECIMEN PREPARATION
- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Micromechanical Modelling of Rate and Temperature Dependent Fracture of Glassy Polymers
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- CONSTITUTIVE LAW
- CRAZE MODELLING
- PROBLEM FORMULATION
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
Cohesive Properties of a Crystalline Polymer Craze Under Impact Extension
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- ADIABATIC HEATING and DECOHESION
- THE FULL NOTCH IMPACT TEST
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION and CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Laboratory Test For Measuring Resistance To Rapid Crack Propagation
- ABSTRACT
- THE RAPID CRACK PROPAGATION (RCP) PROBLEM
- AN RCP MATERIAL PROPERTY TEST
- EXPERIMENTS
- INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Rate Dependent Fracture Toughness of Plastics
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
Numerical Determination of the Energy Calibration Function g_d for High Rate Charpy Impact Tests
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- THE DETERMINATION OF G
- FINITE VOLUME ANALYSIS
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
The Three Dimensional Stress Fields at the Dynamic Crack Tip Associated with the Crack Branching in Pmma
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- THE BASIC EQUATIONS
- PERTURBATION ANALYSIS
- DISCUSSION
A Drop Tower Method for High Rate Fracture Toughness Testing of Polymers
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- HIGH RATE FRACTURE TESTS
- CONTACT STIFFNESS AND MODULUS
- RESULTS
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Strain Rate Dependence of Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (Abs) Copolymer in Impact Test
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
Elastic and Viscoelastic Fracture Analysis of Cracks in Polymer Encapsulations
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- THEORY
- MATERIAL CHARACTERISATION
- APPLICATION EXAMPLE
- CONCLUSION
Modelling the Drop Impact Behaviour of Fluid-Filled Polyethylene Containers
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
- MODELLING AND RESULTS
- 3D FLUID-STRUCTURE-FRACTURE MODEL
- FRACTURE PROPERTIES OF CONTAINER MATERIAL
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Inverse Method for the Analysis of Instrumented Impact Tests of Polymers
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- MATHEMATICAL MODEL
- EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS
- ANALYSIS: THE INVERSE PROBLEM
- RESULTS
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
On the Mode II Loading of Adhesive Joints
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL
- ANALYSIS
- RESULTS & DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cohesive Failure Characterisation of Wood Adhesive Joints Loaded in Shear
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- TESTING METHODS
- COHESIVE FRACTURE TESTS RESULTS
- NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS
- CONCLUSION
- Acknowledgements
Rate Dependent Fracture Behaviour of Adhesively Bonded Joints
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES
- FINITE VOLUME METHODOLOGY
- RESULTS
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Experimental Characterization of Carbon-Fiber/Concrete Adhesive Interface for Retrofitting of Concrete Bridge Structures
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- MIXED MODE DISK SPECIMEN
- FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
- FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TEST
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Determination of Adhesive Fracture Toughness for Laminates by the use of Different Test Geometry and Consideration of Plastic Energy Correction Factors
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- ADHESIVE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS USING DIFFERENT TEST GEOMETRIES
- INVESTIGATION OF ENERGY CORRECTION FACTORS IN THE DETERMINATION OF ADHESIVE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS.
- TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF ADHESIVE LAMINATES: A PRACTICAL PROBLEM.
- CONCLUDING COMMENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Fracture Toughness of a Laminated Composite
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- MATERIAL
- EXPERIMENTAL METHOD
- ANALYTICAL APPROACH
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Combinatorial Edge Delamination Test for Thin Film Adhesion --- Concept, Procedure, Results
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- COMBINATORIAL EDGE DELAMINATION TEST
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Bond Parameters Affecting Failure of Co-Cured Single and Double Lap Joints Subjected to Static and Dynamic Tensile Loads
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- SPECIMEN FABRICATION AND EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF THE CO-CURED LAP JOINTS UNDER STATIC TENSILE LOADS
- FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE TENSILE LOAD BEARING CAPACITY OF THE CO-CURED LAP JOINTS
- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF THE CO-CURED LAP JOINTS UNDER DYNAMIC TENSILE LOADS
- CONCLUSIONS
Fracture Behaviour of Short Glass Fibre-Reinforced Rubber-Toughened Nylon Composites
- Abstract:
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Delamination Fracture in Cross-Ply Laminates: What can be Learned from Experiment?
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS
- PHENOMENOLOGY AND OBSERVATIONS
- DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- SUMMARY/CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fracture Toughness of Angle Ply Laminates
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Experimental Method
- 3 Experimental Results
- 4 Discussion
- 5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
Strain Energy Release Rate for Crack Tip Delaminations in Angle-Ply Continuous Fibre Reinforced Composite Laminates
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- FRACTURE ANALYSIS
- RESIDUAL STIFFNESS
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The Effect of Residual Stress on Transverse Cracking in Cross-Ply Carbon-Polyetherimide Laminates Under Bending
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- BEAM BEND TEST ANALYSIS
- EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM
- RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
- CONCLUSION
Z-Pin Bridging Force in Composite Delamination
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- THEORETICAL MODEL OF DCB MODE I DELAMINATIO
- BRIDGING LAW
- NUMERICAL EXAMPLES
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Effects of Mesostructure on Crack Growth Control Characteristics in Z-Pinned Laminates
- ABSTRACT
- EXPERIMENTAL
- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fracture Toughness and Bridging Law of 3D Woven Composites
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- THE MATERIAL AND SPECIMENS INVESTIGATED
- PROCEDURE OF EXPERIMENTAL LOADING AND MEASUREMENTS
- CALCULATION OF THE ENERGY RELEASE RATE
- RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
- CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
1. Polymers 1.1 Slow crack growth and fatigue
- Micromechanisms of Slow Crack Growth in Polyethylene
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - EXPERIMENTAL
  - RESULTS
  - DISCUSSION
  - CONCLUSIONS
1. Polymers 1.2 Essential work of fracture
- Experimental Study of Rubber-Toughening of Pet
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - EXPERIMENTAL
  - EFFICIENCY OF THE NODULES
  - ESSENTIAL WORK OF FRACTURE
  - DAMAGE PROCESS ANALYSIS
  - CONCLUSION
1. Polymers 1.3. Environmental stress cracking
- Effects of Detergent on Crack Initiation and Propagation in Polyethylenes
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS
  - DATA ANALYSIS
  - RESULTS
  - DISCUSSION
  - CONCLUSIONS
1. Polymers 1.4. Rate effects
- A New Way for Polymer Characterisation Using a Combined Approach LEFM – Plastic Zone Corrected LEFM
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - EXPERIMENTALS
  - ASSESSMENT OF DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITIONS USING THE LEFM APPROACH
  - DETERMINATION OF INTRINSIC TOUGHNESS VALUES USING A PLASTIC ZONE CORRECTED LEFM ORIGINAL APPROACH
  - NECESSITY OF A MIXED APPROACH
  - CONCLUSION
2. Adhesive joints
- Fracture Mechanics Tests to Characterize Bonded Glass/Epoxy Composites: Application to Strength Prediction in Structural Assemblies
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - MATERIALS
  - FRACTURE MECHANICS APPROACH TO PREDICT FAILURE LOAD
  - DETERMINATION OF MIXED MODE FRACTURE ENVELOPE
  - ANALYSIS OF TEST SPECIMENS
  - APPLICATION TO A MARINE TOP-HAT STRUCTURE
  - FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS
  - CONCLUSION
3. Composites 3.1 Short Fibre Composites
- Fracture Mechanisms in Short Fibre Polymer Composites: The Influence of External Variables on Critical Fibre Angle
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - EXPERIMENTAL
  - RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  - CONCLUSIONS
  - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. Composites 3.2. Laminates
- Comparison of Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Between CFRP and ALFRP Laminates with Common Epoxy Matrix at 77 K in LN₂
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
  - EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  - CONCLUSIONS
  - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
3. Composites 3.3. Z-Pinned laminates and bridging analysis
- Deducing Bridging Stresses and Damage from G_IC Tests on Fibre Composites
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - ANALYSIS
  - EXPERIMENTAL
  - CONCLUSIONS
3. Composites 3.4 Modelling and Lifetime prediction
- 3D Modelling of Impact Failure in Sandwich Structures
  - ABSTRACT
  - INTRODUCTION
  - EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
  - FINITE ELEMENT MODEL
  - NUMERICAL RESULTS
  - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Interfacial Stress Concentrations Near Free Edges and Cracks By The Boundary Finite Element Method
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- BOUNDARY FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION FOR CONTINUA WITH EQUIVALENT CROSS-SECTIONAL PROPERTIES
- RESULTS
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Stability of J-Controlled Cracks in Pipes
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- THE J-INTEGRAL AND TEARING MODULUS
- NET-SECTION ANALYSIS
- YIELD CONDITION FOR A TUBE OF FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL
- DETERMINATION OF THE ANGLE OF ROTATION
- TEARING MODULUS AND STABILITY OF THE CRACK GROWTH
- DISCUSSION
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alternative Fatigue Formulations For Variable Amplitude Loading of Fibre Composites For Wind Turbine Rotor Blades
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES
- FATIGUE OF FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES
- LIFETIME PREDICTION METHODS
- ALTERNATIVE LIFETIME PREDICTION FORMULATIONS
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
Author Index
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