The effect of the throughthe-thickness compressive stress on mode II interlaminar fracture toughness

Conference paper (2017)

Authors

G. Catalanotti Queen's University Belfast
T. Scalici Università degli Studi di Palermo
G. Pitarresi Università degli Studi di Palermo
F.P. van der Meer Applied Mechanics - CEG
Research Group
Applied Mechanics (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 G. Catalanotti, T. Scalici, G. Pitarresi, F.P. van der Meer
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Materials- Mechanics- Management & Design

Research Group

Applied Mechanics

Abstract

The effect of through-thethickness compressive stress on the mode II interlaminar fracture toughness is investigated experimentally and replicated numerically. It is shown that the mode II interlaminar fracture toughness increases with the applied compressive through-the-thickness stress. A good agreement between numerical predictions and experiments is found.

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