Phase field fracture predictions of microscopic bridging behaviour of composite materials

We investigate the role of microstructural bridging on the fracture toughness of composite materials. To achieve this, a new computational framework is presented that integrates phase field fracture and cohesive zone models to simulate fibre breakage, matrix cracking and fibre–matrix debonding. The...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tan, W, Martínez-Pañeda, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022