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Interlaminar fracture and damage behavior of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) woven laminates at cryogenic temperatures is investigated for end notched flexure (ENF) pure Mode II configuration. The corrected beam theory (CBT) and finite element analysis (FEA) are used to calculate the Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of ENF specimen at room temperature (RT), liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K) and liquid helium temperature (4 K). A FEA coupled with damage is also employed to study the damage distributions within the specimen and to examine the effect of damage on the Mode II energy release rate. The numerical results show that damage occurs at the matrix and causes a decrease in the energy release rate. The technique presented can be efficiently used for the characterization of cryogenic Mode II interlaminar fracture and damage behavior of woven laminate ENF specimens.
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Shindo, Y., Narita, F. & Sato, T. Analysis of mode II interlaminar fracture and damage behavior in end notched flexure testing of GFRP woven laminates at cryogenic temperatures. Acta Mechanica 187, 231–240 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-006-0357-0
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