Cyclic Cohesive Zone Model for Simulation of Fatigue Failure Process in Adhesive Joints

2014 ◽  
Vol 606 ◽  
pp. 217-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahzan Johar ◽  
Mohamad Shahrul Effendy Kosnan ◽  
Mohd Nasir Tamin
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Failure ◽  
Adhesive Joint ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Interface Strength ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Strength And Stiffness ◽  
Cyclic Damage

Progressive failure process of adhesive joint under cyclic loading is of particular interest in this study. Such fatigue failure is described using damage mechanics with the assumed cohesive behaviour of the adhesive joint. Available cohesive zone model for monotonic loading is re-examined for extension to capture cyclic damage process of adhesive joints. Damage evolution in the adhesive joint is expressed in terms of cyclic degradation of interface strength and stiffness. Mixed-mode fatigue fracture of the joint is formulated based on relative displacements and strain energy release rate of the interface. A power-law type variation for each of these cohesive zone model parameters with accumulated load cycles is assumed in the presence of limited experimental data on cyclic interface fracture process. The cyclic cohesive zone model (CCZM) is implemented in commercial finite element analysis code and the model is validated using adhesively bonded 2024-T3 aluminium substrates with epoxy-based adhesive film (FM73M OST). The CCZM model is then examined for cyclic damage evolution characteristics of the adhesive lap joint subjected to cyclic displacement of Δδ = 0.1 mm, R=0 so as to induce shear-dominant fatigue failure. Results show that the cyclic interface damage started to initiate and propagate symmetrically from the both overlap edges and degradation of interface strength and stiffness started to accumulate after 0.5 cycles of displacement elapsed. The predicted results are consistent with the mechanics of relatively brittle interface failure process.

Investigation on the Load Capacity and Failure Process of T-Joint by Experiments and Numerical Method

2011 ◽  
Vol 328-330 ◽  
pp. 1317-1321
Author(s):  
Ping Hu ◽  
Qi Shao ◽  
Qian Nie ◽  
Wei Dong Li
Keyword(s):  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Adhesive Layer ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
T Joints ◽  
Damage And Failure ◽  
Automotive Structures ◽  
In The Beginning

Adhesive bonded T-joint is commonly applied in the manufacture of automotive structures. The objective of this work is the analysis of the load capacity of the adhesive-bonded T-joints under tension load and the influence causing by some parameters of adherend on the damage of T-joint. Thus, a series of tests were carried out and the balanced joint and the imbalanced joint concepts were proposed to illustrate the influence. And the results show that the imbalanced joints suffered greater stress concentration than the balanced one. Furthermore, by increasing the stiffness of adherends , one can increase the load capacity of a balanced joint. Meanwhile, in order to simulate the damage and failure processes in this type of joint, the cohesive zone model (CZM) based analysis was carried out using finite element method in ABAQUS. One can observed that only the upper end of adhesive layer transmits the load in the beginning.

scholarly journals Size effect in particle debonding: Comparisons between finite fracture mechanics and cohesive zone model

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (14) ◽  
pp. 1941-1954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothée Gentieu ◽  
Julien Jumel ◽  
Anita Catapano ◽  
James Broughton
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Critical Load ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Interface Strength ◽  
Particle Radius ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Finite Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Particle Debonding ◽  
The Relationship

The present study aims at describing the debonding phenomenon of a particle embedded in an elastic matrix. Two types of fracture mechanics approaches are developed and compared in this context. The phenomenon is analytically described using a finite fracture mechanics approach, while numerical simulations are performed using a cohesive zone model to describe the decohesion process. Both methods rely on two mechanical parameters: the interface strength, σmax and the fracture energy, Gc, of the interface. Both modelling approaches produce results that show larger particles tend to debond before smaller ones although noticeable differences are observed, especially concerning the relationship between the critical load and the particle radius: in the framework of the FFM, the critical load is inversely proportional to the square root of the particle radius, while when using CZM, the critical load is inversely proportional to the particle radius.

scholarly journals Modelling Microstructural Deformation and the Failure Process of Plastic Bonded Explosives Using the Cohesive Zone Model

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 3661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaida Dai ◽  
Baodi Lu ◽  
Pengwan Chen ◽  
Jingjing Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Interface Debonding ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Cohesive Elements ◽  
Failure Evolution

A microstructure finite element method combining the cohesive zone model (CZM) is used to simulate the mechanical behavior, deformation, and failure of polymer-bonded explosive (PBX) 9501 under quasi-static loading. PBX 9501 consists of Cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine (HMX) filler particles with a random distribution packaged in a polymeric binder. The particle is treated as elastic and the binder as viscoelastic. Cohesive elements with a bilinear softening law are inserted into the particle/binder interface, the HMX particle, and the binder to study the interface’s debonding and failure evolution. Macroscopic stress–strain curves homogenized across the microstructure under tension and compression with different strain rates are basically consistent with the experimental data. The interface debonding approximately vertical to the loading direction is the primary failure mechanism under tension, while shear failure along the interfaces and particle fracture plays a significant role under compression. The effects of interface strengths and strain rates on the performance of PBX 9501 are also evaluated. The tensile and compressive strengths are dependent on the interface strength and strain rate, but the failure paths are insensitive. This model is shown to accurately predict macroscopic responses and improve our understanding of the relationship between the mechanical behavior and microstructure of PBX 9501.

scholarly journals Microstructural damage evolution and its effect on fracture behavior of concrete subjected to freeze-thaw cycles

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1272-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yijia Dong ◽  
Chao Su ◽  
Pizhong Qiao ◽  
LZ Sun
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Fracture Behavior ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Microstructural Damage ◽  
Macro Scale

Concrete structures in cold regions are exposed to cyclic freezing and thawing environment, leading to degraded mechanical and fracture properties of concrete due to microstructural damage. While the X-ray micro-/nano-computed tomography technology has been implemented to directly observe concrete microstructure and characterize local damage in recent years, the freeze-thawed damage evolution processes and its effect on overall mechanical performance are not well understood. In this paper, the X-ray nano-computed tomography technology and micro-scale cohesive zone model are combined to quantitatively investigate microstructural damage evolution and its effect on fracture behavior of freeze-thawed concrete samples in three-point bending tests. A two-level micro-to-macro scale finite element model is developed based on computed tomography microstructural images with microcracks due to freeze-thaw cycles. The macroscopic load–deflection curves and fracture energies are simulated and compared favorably with experimental results. Simulation results demonstrate that microcracks caused by freeze-thaw actions are the primary reason for degradation of concrete mechanical properties. Fracture behaviors of frost-damaged concrete with different mortar and interfacial transition zone strength and fracture constants are also simulated and discussed. The combined X-ray nano-computed tomography technology and cohesive zone model proposed is effective in characterizing fracture behavior of concrete and capturing freeze-thaw cycle-induced microstructural damage evolution and its effect on fracture process of concrete.

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