Elastic-plastic analysis of crack in ductile adhesive joint
- Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
The fracture of a crack in adhesive is important to the structural integrity of adhesive structures and composite materials. Though the fracture toughness of a material should be constant according to fracture mechanics, it is said that the fracture toughness of a crack in an adhesive joint depends on the bond thickness. In the present study, the elastic-plastic stress analyses of a crack in a thin adhesive layer are performed by the combination of the boundary element method and the finite element method. The effect of adhesive thickness on the J-integral, the Q`-factor which is a modified version of the Q-factor, and the crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) are investigated. It is found from the analyses that the CTOD begins to decrease at very thin bond thickness, the Q`-factor being almost constant. The decrease of the fracture toughness at very thin adhesive layer is expected by the present analysis.
- OSTI ID:
- 122533
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950740-; ISBN 0-7918-1333-9; TRN: IM9547%%113
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Joint American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)/Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) pressure vessels and piping conference, Honolulu, HI (United States), 23-27 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Composites for the pressure vessel industry. PVP-Volume 302; Bees, W.J.; Newaz, G.M.; Narita, Yoshihiro; Takezono, S.; Qatu, M.S.; Hirano, T.; Miyazaki, N.; Nakagaki, M. [eds.]; PB: 312 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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