Abstract
The use of light but strong materials is largely studied in various area of the shipbuilding, this because the need of reducing the weight, and especially the weight of all the structures above the main deck assume primary importance for the stability. Traditionally in fast boats like fast ferries, hydrofoils, patrol boats, the typical materials are Aluminum alloy or composites, both those materials have advantages and disadvantages, but the new development of technologies made possible to combine them, in order to have a new material, combining the advantages of both, in terms of fatigue resistance, firefighting characteristics. In this paper, predominant mode II fatigue delamination tests of fiber metal laminates made of alternating layers of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy sheets and unidirectional E-Glass/epoxy laminates are presented. Several experimental tests are carried out employing the End Notched Flexure fixture and a progressive damage model is used to simulate the damage accumulation in the aluminum-composite interface, in the localized area in front of the crack tip, where micro-cracking or void formation reduce the delamination strength during fatigue tests. In particular, the numerical model is based on the cohesive zone approach and on the analytical definition of a damage parameter, directly related to the fatigue crack growth rate da/dN. The numerical model, implemented in ANSYS environment, uses a fracture mechanics-based criterion in order to determine the damage propagation. In particular, the study has allowed to determine the damage model constants that are used for numerical verification of the experimental results.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Giallanza, A., Cannizzaro, L., Porretto, M., Marannano, G.: Design of the stabilization control system of a high-speed craft. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 575–584 (2017)
Cannizzaro, L., Giallanza, A., Marannano, G., Muraca, E., Palladino, M.: Dual compensation control-system for offshore logistic equipment. In: 17th International Conference on Ship and Shipping Research—NAV 2012, Naples (Italy), 2012
Giallanza, A., Marannano, G., Pasta, A.: Structural optimization of innovative rudder for HSC. In: 17th International Conference on Ship and Shipping Research—NAV 2012, Naples (Italy), 2012
Fragapane, S., Giallanza, A., Cannizzaro, L., Pasta, A., Marannano, G.: Experimental and numerical analysis of aluminum-aluminum bolted joints subject to an indentation process. Int. J. Fatigue 80(6), 332–340 (2015)
Marannano, G., Pasta, A., Parrinello, F., Giallanza, A.: Effect of the indentation process on fatigue life of drilled specimens. J. Mech. Sci. Technol. 29(7), 2847–2856 (2015)
Marannano, G., Parrinello, F., Giallanza, A.: Effects of the indentation process on fatigue life of drilled specimens: optimization of the distance between adjacent holes. J. Mech. Sci. Technol. 30(3), 1119–1127 (2016)
Marannano, G.V., Pasta, A.: An analysis of interface delamination mechanisms in orthotropic and hybrid fiber-metal composite laminates. Eng. Fract. Mech. 74(4), 612–626 (2007)
Marannano, G.V., Mistretta, L., Cirello, A., Pasta, S.: Crack growth analysis at adhesive-adherent interface in bonded joints under mixed mode I/II. Eng. Fract. Mech. 75(18), 5122–5133 (2008)
Dugdale, D.S.: Yelding of steel sheets containing slits. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 8(2), 100–104 (1960)
Barenblatt, G.I.: The mathematical theory of equilibrium cracks in brittle fracture. Adv. Appl. Mech. 7, 55–129 (1962)
Alfano, G., Crisfield, M.A.: Finite element interface models for the delamination analysis of laminated composites: mechanical and computational issues. Int. J. Numer. Methods Eng. 50(7), 1701–1736 (2001)
Needleman, A.: An analysis of tensile decohesion along an interface. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 38, 289–324 (1990)
Schapery, R.A.: A theory of crack initiation and growth in viscoelastic media. Int. J. Fract. 11(4), 549–562 (1975)
Tvergaard, V.: Effect of fiber debonding in a whisker-reinforced metal. Mater. Sci. Eng. 125, 203–213 (1990)
Costanzo, F., Allen, D.H.: A continuum thermodynamic analysis of cohesive zone models. Int. J. Eng. Sci. 33(15), 2197–2219 (1995)
Allen, D.H., Searcy, C.R.: Numerical aspects of a micromechanical model of a cohesive zone. J. Reinf. Plast. Compos. 19(3), 240–248 (2000)
Maiti, S., Geubelle, P.H.: A cohesive model for fatigue failure of polymers. Eng. Fract. Mech. 72, 691–708 (2005)
Turon, A., Camanho, P.P., Costa, J., Dávila, C.G.: A damage model for the simulation of delamination in advanced composites under variable-mode loading. Mech. Mater. 38, 1072–1089 (2006)
Turon, A., Dávila, C.G., Camanho, P.P., Costa, J.: An engineering solution for mesh size effects in the simulation of delamination using cohesive zone models. Eng. Fract. Mech. 74(10), 1665–1682 (2007)
Turon, A., Costa, J., Camanho, P.P., Dávila, C.G.: Simulation of delamination in composites under high-cycle fatigue. Compos. A Appl. Sci. Manuf. 38, 2270–2282 (2007)
Turon, A., Camanho, P.P., Costa, J., Renart, J.: Accurate simulation of delamination growth under mixed-mode loading using cohesive elements: definition of interlaminar strengths and elastic stiffness. Compos. Struct. 92, 1857–1864 (2010)
Wang, B., Siegmund, T.: A numerical analysis of constraint effects in fatigue crack growth by use of an irreversible cohesive zone model. Int. J. Fract. 132(2), 175–196 (2005)
Roth, S., Hütter, G., Kuna, M.: Simulation of fatigue crack growth with a cyclic cohesive zone model. Int. J. Fract. 188(1), 23–45 (2014)
Jimenez, S., Liu, X., Duddu, R., Waisman, H.: A discrete damage zone model for mixed-mode delamination of composites under high-cycle fatigue. Int. J. Fract. 190(1–2), 53–74 (2014)
Moroni, F., Pirondi, A.: A procedure for the simulation of fatigue crack growth in adhesively bonded joints based on the cohesive zone model and different mixed-mode propagation criteria. Eng. Fract. Mech. 78, 1808–1816 (2011)
De Moura, M.F.S.F., Gonçalves, J.P.M.: Cohesive zone model for high-cycle fatigue of composite bonded joints under mixed-mode I + II loading. Eng. Fract. Mech. 140, 31–42 (2015)
De Moura, M.F.S.F., Gonçalves, J.P.M.: Development of a cohesive zone model for fatigue/fracture characterization of composite bonded joints under mode II loading. Int. J. Adhes. Adhes. 54, 224–230 (2014)
Parrinello, F., Marannano, G., Borino, G., Pasta, A.: Frictional effect in mode II delamination: experimental test and numerical simulation. Eng. Fract. Mech. 110, 258–269 (2013)
Parrinello, F., Marannano, G., Borino, G.: A thermodynamically consistent cohesive-frictional interface model for mixed mode delamination. Eng. Fract. Mech. 153, 61–79 (2016)
Parrinello, F., Borino, G.: Integration of finite displacement interface element in reference and current configurations. Meccanica 53(6), 1455–1468 (2018)
Parrinello, F.: Analytical solution of the 4ENF test with interlaminar frictional effects and evaluation of Mode II delamination toughness. J. Eng. Mech. 144(4), 04018011 (2018)
Kießling, R., Ihlemann, J., Pohl, M., Stommel, M., Dammann, C., Mahnken, R., Bobbert, M., Meschut, G., Hirsch, F., Kästner, M.: On the design, characterization and simulation of hybrid metal-composite interfaces. Appl. Compos. Mater. (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-016-9526-z
Neto, J.A.B.P., Campilho, R.D.S.G., da Silva, L.F.M.: Parametric study of adhesive joints with composites. Int. J. Adhes. Adhes. 37, 96–101 (2012)
Baron Saiz, C., Ingrassia, T., Nigrelli, V., Ricotta, V.: Thermal stress analysis of different full and ventilated disc brakes. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale 9(34), 608–621 (2015)
Ingrassia, T., Lombardo, B., Nigrelli, V., Ricotta, V., Nalbone, L., D’Arienzo, A., D’Arienzo, M., Porcellini, G.: Influence of sutures configuration on the strength of tendon-patch joints for rotator cuff tears treatment. Injury (2019)
Ingrassia, T., Nalbone, L., Nigrelli, V., Pisciotta, D., Ricotta, V.: Influence of the metaphysis positioning in a new reverse shoulder prosthesis. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 469–478 (2017)
Krueger, R.: Virtual crack closure technique: history, approach and applications. Appl. Mech. Rev. 57(2), 109–143 (2004)
Marannano, G., Pasta, A., Giallanza, A.: A model for predicting the mixed-mode fatigue crack growth in a bonded joint. Fatigue Fract. Eng. Mater. Struct. 37(4), 380–390 (2014)
Wahab, M.A.: Mechanics of Adhesives in Composite and Metal Joints. DEStech Publications Inc, USA (2014)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Publisher's Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Appendix
Appendix
The coordinates of the point N of Fig. 8 are determined by the intersection of the line \( \overline{AB} \) (see Eq. 13) with the line \( \overline{OD} \) (see Eq. 14), that can be represented as a function of damage variable DN.
Substituting Eq. 13 into Eq. 14 and solving for x:
In particular, for \( D_{N} = 0\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,x = \delta_{0} \, \); When \( D_{N} = 1\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,x = \delta_{\hbox{max} } \, \).
From Eq. 13, it is possible to obtain:
In particular, for \( D_{N} = 0\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,y = \tau_{0} \, \); When \( D_{N} = 1\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,y = 0\, \).
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Giallanza, A., Parrinello, F., Ruggiero, V. et al. Fatigue crack growth of new FML composites for light ship buildings under predominant mode II loading condition. Int J Interact Des Manuf 14, 77–87 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-019-00617-z
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-019-00617-z