Abstract
The applicability and limitation of the essential work of fracture model originally proposed for double-notched polymer and metal specimens with full ligament yielding prior to failure are studied using two sets of ABS polymer results measured with threepoint- bend specimens without full ligament yielding. The model is then extended and related to a simple fracture mechanics model on the local fracture energy distribution, which is originally developed for quasi-brittle fracture of concrete-like materials. Both models lead to the conclusion that the height of the crack-tip plastic zone controls the fracture toughness of materials, and the specific fracture energy dissipation along a crack path.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Composites Technologies For 2020 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the Fourth Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM 4) |
| Publisher | Woodhead Publishing Limited |
| Pages | 433-438 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781855738317 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science