Journal
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
Volume 188, Issue -, Pages 287-299Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.08.002
Keywords
Polymer nanocomposite; Finite element method; Phase field model; Brittle fracture; Interphase zone; Polymer layered silicate
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- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq (MoHESR)
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst(DAAD) through BaghDAAD program
- Ministry of Science, ICT AMP
- Future Planning [2017002988]
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq (MoHESR)
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst(DAAD) through BaghDAAD program
- Ministry of Science, ICT AMP
- Future Planning [2017002988]
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We predict the macroscopic tensile strength and fracture toughness of fully exfoliated nano silicate clay epoxy composites accounting for the interphase behavior between the polymeric matrix and clay reinforcement. A phase field approach is employed to model fracture in the matrix and the interphase zone of the polymeric nanocomposites (PNCs) while the stiff clay platelets are considered as linear elastic material. The effect of the interphase zones, e.g. thickness and mechanical properties (Young's modulus and strain energy release rate) on the tensile strength, and fracture parameters of the composite is studied in detail. The dissipation energy due to fracture in the PNCs is extracted for different thicknesses and properties of the interphase zones. We show through numerical experiments that the interphase thickness has the most influence on the tensile strength while the critical strain energy release rate of the interphase zones affects the dissipation energy depending on the interphase zone thickness. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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