Publication detail

Effect of thermal expansion mismatches of matrix and fibres on microcracking of brittle matrix composites

PROFANT, T. KOTOUL, M.

Original Title

Effect of thermal expansion mismatches of matrix and fibres on microcracking of brittle matrix composites

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

There is investigated a crack problem for an array of collinear microcracks in composite matrix. Inclusions are situated in between the neighbouring microcracks tips and exhibit different elastic properties than matrix. The problem is solved using the technique of distributed dislocations. Stress intensity factor is calculated for various cracks/inclusions geometries and elastic moduli mismatches. The process by which a fibre-reinforced cross-ply ceramic composite is damaged and eventually fails under tension is very complex. After an initial elastic response, the damage starts with matrix cracking in 90 plies. These microcracks spread as 3D tunnelling cracks from small flaws located in the matrix of the 90 plies. Driving force for steady-state tunnelling, Gss, can be calculated using plane-strain elasticity solutions for the energy release rate G at the edge of plane-strain crack.

Keywords

particle composites; continuously distributed dislocations; cracks-inclusions interactions, thermal expansion; crack tunnelling

Authors

PROFANT, T.; KOTOUL, M.

RIV year

2005

Released

29. 3. 2005

Publisher

ÚMTMB FSI v Brně

Location

Brno

ISBN

80-214-2373-0

Book

Aplikovaná mechanika 2005

Pages from

85

Pages to

86

Pages count

2

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT20703,
  author="Tomáš {Profant} and Michal {Kotoul}",
  title="Effect of thermal expansion mismatches of matrix and fibres on microcracking of brittle matrix composites",
  booktitle="Aplikovaná mechanika 2005",
  year="2005",
  pages="85--86",
  publisher="ÚMTMB FSI v Brně",
  address="Brno",
  isbn="80-214-2373-0"
}