Presentation Details
Combined Macro- and Micro-Mechanical Analysis of Instable Crack Propagation in Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Tests
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 17:20 - 17:40 in room 7.31
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MS18-3: Virtual Analysis and Design of New Materials (Show complete Mini Symposium)
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 16:00 - 18:00 in room 7.31
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1st and presenting Author
Michael Schober
Institute for Applied Materials - Computational Materials Science
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute for Applied Materials - Computational Materials Science
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
2nd Author
Jörg Hohe
Component Safety and Lightweight Construction
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM
Freiburg, Germany
Component Safety and Lightweight Construction
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM
Freiburg, Germany
3rd Author
Takashi Kuboki
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Micro Abstract:
Fracture toughness experiments with fiber reinforced polymers often show instable growths of the observed cracks. Such discontinuities can occur as a result of the test specimen’s microstructure. A combined macromechanical micromechanical simulation approach shall help understanding the occurrence of discontinuities with respect to the specimen’s microstructure. Therefore, the fracture toughness test specimen’s microstructure is analyzed and modeled for finite element analyses.