Unbalanced UCB-specimen

• The Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) specimen is a common test geometry for testing of mode I fracture properties of adhesive joints. However, when unbalances are introduced to the adherends, the adhesive layer is loaded in a combination of peel (mode I) and shear (mode II). In this work the unbalanced DCB-specimen is studied by the use of the beam/adhesive layer (B/A) model, in which the adherends are considered as beams and the adhesive layer as a generalised spring media. The effect of the thickness of adhesive layer together with the effect of the geometrical and material unbalances is analysed. The result of the B/A model is compared to the continuum model through FE-simulations. Finally, an unsymmetric DCB-specimen is dimensioned for mixed mode testing of adhesive layer.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Teknisk mekanik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Applied Mechanics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

adhesive layer

mixed mode testing

Double Cantilever Beam specimen

Surfaces and interfaces

Ytor och mellanytor

Mechanics of Materials

Materialmekanik

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