Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites
In polymer composites, inclusions (fillers) are introduced into the glassy polymeric matrices in order to improve the toughness properties as the brittleness is one of the fatal drawbacks for glassy polymers. For the first time, in our current study, the stress analysis has been performed on the int...
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| author | Zhang, Yan Mei Zhang, W. G. Fan, M. Xiao, Zhong Min |
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| description | In polymer composites, inclusions (fillers) are introduced into the glassy polymeric matrices in order to improve the toughness properties as the brittleness is one of the fatal drawbacks for glassy polymers. For the first time, in our current study, the stress analysis has been performed on the interaction between a circular inclusion and a craze with an internal small crack in polymeric composites. A craze can be treated as a crack with fibrils bridging the two crack surfaces. The forces applied by the fibrils to the crack surfaces (pulling the two surfaces closer) depend on the crack opening displacement. However, the crack opening displacement is directly related to the forces applied by the craze fibrils. To solve this dilemma, an iterative procedure is proposed for the first time to solve the formulated singular integral equations. The craze thickness profiles, the cohesive stress distribution, and the fracture toughness of the polymeric composites are investigated thoroughly. Moreover, due to the influence of the inclusion, the uneven craze thickness profiles are observed from the left to the right part of the entire craze zone. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/831652023-03-04T17:14:56Z Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites Zhang, Yan Mei Zhang, W. G. Fan, M. Xiao, Zhong Min School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Craze Crack In polymer composites, inclusions (fillers) are introduced into the glassy polymeric matrices in order to improve the toughness properties as the brittleness is one of the fatal drawbacks for glassy polymers. For the first time, in our current study, the stress analysis has been performed on the interaction between a circular inclusion and a craze with an internal small crack in polymeric composites. A craze can be treated as a crack with fibrils bridging the two crack surfaces. The forces applied by the fibrils to the crack surfaces (pulling the two surfaces closer) depend on the crack opening displacement. However, the crack opening displacement is directly related to the forces applied by the craze fibrils. To solve this dilemma, an iterative procedure is proposed for the first time to solve the formulated singular integral equations. The craze thickness profiles, the cohesive stress distribution, and the fracture toughness of the polymeric composites are investigated thoroughly. Moreover, due to the influence of the inclusion, the uneven craze thickness profiles are observed from the left to the right part of the entire craze zone. Accepted version 2017-05-24T05:02:42Z 2019-12-06T15:13:07Z 2017-05-24T05:02:42Z 2019-12-06T15:13:07Z 2016 Journal Article Zhang, Y. M., Zhang, W. G., Fan, M., & Xiao, Z. M. (2017). Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites. Acta Mechanica, 228(4), 1213-1228. 0001-5970 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83165 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42479 10.1007/s00707-016-1773-4 en Acta Mechanica © 2016 Springer-Verlag Wien. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Acta Mechanica, Springer-Verlag Wien. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00707-016-1773-4]. 35 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Craze Crack Zhang, Yan Mei Zhang, W. G. Fan, M. Xiao, Zhong Min Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites |
| title | Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites |
| title_full | Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites |
| title_fullStr | Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites |
| title_short | Stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites |
| title_sort | stress investigation on a cracked craze interacting with a nearby circular inclusion in polymer composites |
| topic | Craze Crack |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83165 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42479 |
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