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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART L-JOURNAL OF MATERIALS-DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS
Volume 237, Issue 12, Pages 2537-2550Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/14644207221140296
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Adhesive bonding; fracture toughness; cracked lap shear; cohesive zone model numerical modelling
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This study conducted experimental and numerical analysis of the cracked lap shear test to estimate the mixed-mode fracture toughness of two structural adhesives. The experimental results showed that the Brussat's method was not suitable for this test, while the Grady and Kinloch's models were suitable for mixed-mode fracture analysis.
Cohesive zone models are a widely used method in adhesive joint strength predictions, but it requires the knowledge of fracture toughness of the adhesive in the different loading modes, together with the mixed-mode behaviour. The cracked lap shear test is a simple but seldom studied mixed-mode test and, as such, a deeper knowledge about its accuracy and of the available data reduction methods is required. This work consists of the experimental and numerical analysis of the cracked lap shear test to estimate the mixed-mode fracture toughness of two structural adhesives. The experimental work consisted of testing cracked lap shear specimens with the different adhesives. Numerically, cohesive zone model were used to predict the behaviour of bonded joints under mixed mode, while assessing the validity of the available data reduction methods to estimate fracture toughness. While the experimental analysis showed that the Brussat's method led to offset results compared to the other methods, the cohesive zone model analysis confirmed the inadequacy of the Brussat's method, and the suitability of the Grady and Kinloch's models for mixed-mode fracture analysis.
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