Experimental studies are carried out to determine the interlaminar fracture toughness of unidirectional laminates made of M55J/M18 carbon/epoxy material under different mixed mode ratios (GI /GII ). A mixed mode delamination fracture criterion using mixed mode bending specimens is developed. It is observed that when loading in mode I is predominant, GII has a considerable value but the opposite is not true when mode II is predominant. © 2019, SAGE Publications Ltd. All rights reserved.

P. Sriram

Department of Aerospace Engineering

carbon

Carbon/epoxy

CARBON/EPOXY LAMINATES

INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS

Mixed mode

MIXED MODE BENDING

MIXED MODE DELAMINATION

MIXED-MODE RATIO

MODE II

Fracture toughness

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