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Figure 2.17: Finite element models.
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Out-of-plane displacement (mm) 4 3
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Figure 2.21 shows energy release ra
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2.7 Conclusion The first step in a
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Chapter 3 Failure of Uniformly Comp
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Type A: Three layers of DBLT-850 qu
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the lowest values being for the Typ
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is the elastic foundation modulus p
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Figure 3.5 shows the face/core debo
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Figure 3.8: Crack path for an MMB s
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(a) (b) Figure 3.12: Out-of-plane d
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(3.15) cr 0. 5 3 E f EcGc where Ef
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3.6: Numerical and experimental buc
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fracture toughness of the H250 core
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(a) (b) 3.21: (a) Energy release ra
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To examine the effect of initial im
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Chapter 4 Fatigue Crack Growth Simu
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4.2 The Cycle Jump Method In struct
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S23( t3 ) t y, jump q yt cyc (4.5
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Figure 4.3: Finite element model of
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(a) (b) Figure 4.6: Deflection of t
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analysis. A larger N shows increase
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elease rate and mode-mixity phase a
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Figure 4.12: Orthogonal mesh at the
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in Table (4.1). The debonded panels
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growth descreases as the 90-degree
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As described before in Equations (4
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4.5 Conclusion A cycle jump method
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damaged sandwich composites subject
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5.2.1 Experimental Study of the STT
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(a) (b) Figure 5.3: Drawing of the
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Crack growth paths for the STT spec
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H250 Specimen Fibre bridging Figure
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H100 Specimen Figure 5.12: Crack gr
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around 150 mm. After the unstable c
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Since the observed large-scale fibr
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Displacement controlled static test
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clamped approximately 5-10 mm from
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Figure 5.27: Fatigue crack growth p
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An accelerated simulation of fatigu
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not valid for unstable crack growth
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Figure 5.34: Drawing of debonded sa
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Steel plates and clamps Figure 5.37
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kinks into the core because of very
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generated. Symmetry boundary condit
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insensitivity of the mode-mixity to
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Sandwich Tear Test (STT) specimens
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due to the proximity of the debond
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Fatigue debond propagation in sandw
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control parameters. Simulations of
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As an alternative approach to model
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References Avery J. L., and Sankar
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Cognard J. Y., Ladeveze P. and Talb
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Maziere M. and Fedelich, B. (2010),
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Suo, Z. (1990), Singularities, Inte
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Appendix A Additional Results from
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Out-of-plane displacement (mm) 3 2
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(a) (b) (c) Figure A.8: Initial imp
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(a) Figure A.12: Out-of-plane defle
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(a) Figure A.16: Out-of-plane defle
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Appendix B Additional Results from
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B.2 Out-of-plane Deflection vs. Loa
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(a) (b) Figure B.9: Out-of-plane de
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(a) (b) Figure B.13: Out-of-plane d
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Appendix C Additional Results from