Interlaminar fracture studies in Portugal: past, present and future

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

Alfredo Morais (Author) FEUP; C. C. Rebelo (Author) Other; Paulo Tavares de Castro (Author) FEUP; António Torres Marques (Author) FEUP; P. Davies (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Vol. 27 No. 9

Pages: 767-773

ISSN: 8756-758X

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Mechanical engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-8QC

DOI: 10.1111/1.1460-2695.2004.00744.x

Abstract (EN): This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in interlaminar fracture testing of composite materials, with particular emphasis on the work performed in Portugal over the last 15 years. Early work, carried out within the ESIS Polymer and Composite Technical Committee, was concerned with improving test methods on unidirectional [0degrees](n) specimens. The focus was on the mode I double cantilever beam (DCB) test and on mode II end-notched flexure (ENE) and end loaded split (ELS) tests. In spite of some remaining controversy on mode II testing, the main issue nowadays is fracture toughness measurement on multidirectional specimens. Remaining difficulties are discussed in the light of the most recent work. Guidelines for ongoing and future research are also presented.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7