Journal
JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 49, Issue 9, Pages 1071-1080Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0021998314528827
Keywords
Flax-fiber composites; stress concentrations; finite fracture mechanics; fracture; strength
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- ESF [2009/0209/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/09/APIA/VIAA/114]
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The effect of stress raisers in the form of a slit-like notch and an open circular hole on the tensile strength of a quasi-UD flax-fiber-reinforced composite is studied experimentally. A finite fracture mechanics approach is applied to determine the intralaminar fracture toughness of the composite and to predict the strength in the presence of stress concentration. Reasonably good agreement of the notch effect predicted using finite fracture mechanics with a coupled strength and toughness fracture criterion and test results is demonstrated.
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