Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
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Table 2.4: Instability loads determined from Southwell plots applied to experimental <strong>and</strong> finite<br />
element results using 0.2 mm initial imperfection.<br />
Experiment Finite element analysis<br />
Debond length (mm) Debond length (mm)<br />
25.4 38.1 50.8 25.4 38.1 50.8<br />
Core Instability load (kN) Instability load (kN)<br />
H45 12.9±1.5 10.1±1.1 6.1±0.9 14.1 8.5 5.6<br />
H100 14.8±0.8 10.5±1.7 8.7±0.6 15.2 11.6 8.8<br />
H200 -- 13±1.2 8.5±0.3 -- 13.8 9<br />
Energy release rate <strong>and</strong> mode-mixity were determined across the width <strong>of</strong> the columns.<br />
Generally it is assumed that the edges <strong>of</strong> the columns are under plane stress <strong>and</strong> the interior is in<br />
plane strain. Thus, in the analysis <strong>of</strong> energy release rate <strong>and</strong> phase angle a plane stress<br />
formulation was adopted for nodes on the specimen edges <strong>and</strong> a plane strain formulation for the<br />
interior points. Figure 2.20 presents the distributions <strong>of</strong> energy release rate normalised with the<br />
interface fracture toughness, Gc, <strong>and</strong> phase angle across the width <strong>of</strong> a column with H45 core <strong>and</strong><br />
50.8 mm debond. Similar results were obtained for columns with other core materials <strong>and</strong><br />
debond lengths. Figure 2.20 shows the classical thumb-nail distribution <strong>of</strong> the energy release<br />
rate, normalised with the fracture toughness <strong>of</strong> the interface, increasing from the edges towards<br />
the centre <strong>of</strong> the specimen. The phase angle also displays a maximum in the interior. The<br />
magnitude <strong>of</strong> the phase angle, however, is minimum in the interior, which means that the loading<br />
in the centre is more mode I dominated than the edges. Based on the results shown in Figure 2.20<br />
the debond propagation is expected to initiate in the interior. Thus, in the debond propagation<br />
analysis, the plane strain formulation in the centre <strong>of</strong> the specimen was employed.<br />
G/Gc<br />
1.1<br />
1<br />
0.9<br />
0.8<br />
0.7<br />
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1<br />
x/b<br />
(a)<br />
Figure 2.20: Distribution <strong>of</strong> energy release rate (a) <strong>and</strong> phase angle (b) across the column<br />
width for a column with H45 core <strong>and</strong> 50.8 mm debond.<br />
34<br />
Phase angle (deg)<br />
-21<br />
-22<br />
-23<br />
-24<br />
-25<br />
-26<br />
x/b<br />
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1<br />
(b)