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A nonlinear friction-cohesive model for characterizing mode II fracture of laminated composites

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In this paper, the Coulomb friction is incorporated into the exponential cohesive law, so a nonlinear friction-cohesive model combining sliding friction and interfacial debonding is developed to characterize the mechanical responses of mode II fracture. This model can well simulate the load-displacement curve of ENF test, after properly calibrating the parameters through the experimental data available in the literature. Then, a parametric study to investigate the effects of interfacial parameters on the load-displacement curves of ENF test has been carried out. The results show that, compared with the bi-linear cohesive model and exponential cohesive model, the proposed model is closer to the experimental data. Friction parameters will affect the initial delamination stage and stable delamination stage of ENF test, and interfacial characteristic lengths and interfacial shear strength will affect the peak load of ENF test.

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This work is supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFA0702802), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12072095), Science Foundation of the National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments (Grant No. JCKYS2020603C004).

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    Ruoyu Li, Chaocan Cai, Zhonghai Xu, Xiaocan Zou, Chunxing Hu & Xiaodong He

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Zhonghai Xu received Ph.D. degree in Jilin University, Jilin, China, in 2008. Now he is a Professor and Ph.D. supervisor in Center for Composite Materials and Structures, School of Aerospace, Harbin Institute of Technology. He is mainly engaged in the research of composite structure feature sensitivity analysis, advanced composite structure design, damage failure analysis and evaluation.

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Li, R., Cai, C., Xu, Z. et al. A nonlinear friction-cohesive model for characterizing mode II fracture of laminated composites. J Mech Sci Technol 37, 2519–2526 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-0427-4

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