[HTML][HTML] Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II

F Mujika, P Tsokanas, A Arrese, LFM da Silva - Engineering Fracture …, 2024 - Elsevier
New closed-form analytical expressions of the energy release rate of a bimaterial cracked
specimen are derived, when it experiences pure mode I in an asymmetric double cantilever …

Methods and models for fracture mode partitioning: A review

P Tsokanas, T Loutas - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In the problem of a crack lying in the interface between two dissimilar materials, the
mathematical expressions for the stress and displacement fields, derived from linear elastic …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of mode I fracture toughness in GFRP/Al and GFRP/Cu joints for structural batteries

M Niazi, F Danzi, R Carbas, PP Camanho - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Fiber metal laminates (FMLs) have been proposed as components of structural batteries, yet
their elastic mismatch can lead to interface cracks, compromising structural integrity and …

Theoretical analysis of mode I fracture of adhesively bonded bi-material DCB joints

W Wang, S Zhang, R He, Y Zhu, T Zhao, X Yao - Engineering Fracture …, 2024 - Elsevier
There has been a disputation about how to achieve a pure mode I fracture and thus
measure its toughness for an adhesively bonded bi-material double cantilever beam (DCB) …

Assessing measurement uncertainties on high-speed DCB testing of composites

T Fourest, G Portemont - Mechanics Research Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates dynamic behavior in Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) tests across
loading rates from 6 mm/min to 3 m/s. Comprehensive instrumentation has been used to …

[PDF][PDF] On the decoupling of fracture modes in interlaminar fracture tests on bimaterial specimens

P Tsokanas, LFM da Silva, F Mujika… - ICSAAM …, 2023 - publications.upatras.edu.gr
We start by reviewing methods for fracture mode decoupling in unconventional laboratory
specimens. Then, we propose energetically orthogonal mode decoupling conditions and …