The use of composite materials in several sectors, such as aeronautics and automotive, has
been gaining distinction in recent years. However, due to their high costs, as well as unique …

Developed from the author's course on advanced mechanics of composite materials, Finite
Element Analysis of Composite Materials with Abaqus® shows how powerful finite element …

Various methodologies and frameworks have been developed for extended finite element
method (XFEM) to simulate two-dimensional and three-dimensional microcrack initiation …

Cohesive zone model (CZM) has been extensively applied in numerical simulation of
interfacial fracture behaviors such as composite delamination and fracture of adhesive …

In this study, the crack lengths in adhesively bonded double cantilever beam (DCB) test
specimens have been determined using the digital image correlation technique in …

The usual way to evaluate the fracture toughness of bonded joints is via experimental
characterization of the critical strain energy release rate. Different test procedures and data …

The feasibility of applying Optical Backscatter Reflectometry as a backface strain monitoring
method for bonded joints subjected to mode I fatigue crack propagation was studied. Visual …

An essential question to predict the structural integrity of bi-material bonded joints is how to
obtain their fracture properties under pure mode I. From open literature, it is found that the …

In this paper, a combined experimental-numerical method was proposed to study the effect
of adhesive thickness on mode I fracture energy of the adhesive layer, using Double …

Adding metallic fibers to the adhesive layer in adhesively bonded joints can increase the
load bearing capacity of the joints. This paper aims to determine the effect of metal fiber …