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Wang, W. (author)
Fibre metal laminates (FMLs)were developed and refined for their superior crack growth resistance and critical damage size that complimented the damage tolerance design philosophy utilized in the aerospace sector. Robust damage tolerance tools have been developed for FMLs. However, they tend to focus on the evolution of an isolated crack. There...
doctoral thesis 2017
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Zhang, Z. (author), Wang, W. (author), Rans, C.D. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)
This paper provides an experimental investigation into the pin loading effects on the crack growth behaviour in Fibre Metal Laminates. The pin loading effects and bypass loading effects are incorporated in two different tested joints. The analysis of the test results shows that pin loading dominates the crack growth only in the vicinity of the...
journal article 2016
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Pascoe, J.A. (author), Alderliesten, R.C. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)
The available models for the prediction of fatigue crack growth in adhesive bonds rely on the similitude principle. In most cases, one of three similitude parameters based on the strain energy release rate (SERR) is used; i.e. G<sub>max</sub>, (Δ√G)<sup>2</sup>, or ΔG. In all cases it is usually observed that keeping the similitude parameter...
journal article 2016
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Pascoe, J.A. (author), Alderliesten, R.C. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)
Measurement of the energy dissipation during fatigue crack growth is used as a technique to gain more insight into the physics of the crack growth process. It is shown that the amount of energy dissipation required per unit of crack growth is determined by Gmax, whereas the total amount of energy available for crack growth in a single cycle is...
conference paper 2016
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Wilson, G.S. (author)
The excellent durability performance of Glare, a thin fiber metal laminate (FML) material system, is now being proven in service. This has motivated work towards the application of FMLs to thicker structures driven by damage tolerance. In order to fully characterize the crack growth life of such materials, models are necessary that can account...
doctoral thesis 2013
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Khan, S. (author)
This thesis presents the investigation into the fatigue propagation and delamination growth of Fibre Metal Laminates under variable amplitude loading. As explained in the first chapter, the motivation of the research is twofold: first, to obtain a clear understanding and detailed characterization of the failure mechanisms in GLARE under variable...
doctoral thesis 2013
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