Abstract
This paper investigates multiple cracking of a laminate composite subjected to anti-plane loads. The laminate composite is made up of a central layer sandwiched between two layers of different properties. There is a periodic array of cracks in the central layer along the central axis of the medium. A singular integral equation is formulated in terms of the crack-face displacement. The model developed is applied to the analysis of fibre multiple cracking in fibre-matrix laminate composites. It is also applied to the analysis of matrix cracking in fibre-matrix laminate composites. Numerical results have been given for the effects of crack spacing and constituent volume fraction on the crack tip field intensity factor and stress.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 294-300 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- cracking
- fracture mechanics
- laminated materials