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Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics

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H130 MMB H130 Panel<br />

H250 MMB<br />

Interface crack growth<br />

3.20: Debond propagation paths in MMB specimens <strong>and</strong> panels.<br />

In order to investigate the effect <strong>of</strong> initial imperfection magnitude on the behaviour <strong>of</strong> the panels,<br />

PMI panels with 100 mm debond <strong>and</strong> different initial imperfection magnitudes were analysed.<br />

Figures 3.21 (a) <strong>and</strong> 3.21 (b) show the energy release rate vs. load <strong>and</strong> phase angle vs. load<br />

curves for panels with different initial imperfection magnitudes. It is seen that the energy release<br />

rate is not sensitive to the initial imperfection magnitude. The phase angle, Figure 3.21 (b), is<br />

sensitive to the initial imperfection under small loads, but appears to converge to a value about<br />

0° under higher loads, indicating that the mode-mixity is less influenced by initial imperfection<br />

under higher loads.<br />

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H250 Panel<br />

PMI MMB PMI Panel<br />

Interface crack growth

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