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Initiation of edge debonding: coupled criterion versus cohesive zone model

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Cohesive zone models and criteria based on finite fracture mechanics are two alternatives to analyze edge debonding. A comparison between the two approaches is presented in this paper. The coupled criterion which combines a stress and an energy conditions to estimate crack initiation is used and compared with a bilinear cohesive law. Predictions of the debonding onset are in good agreement provided the characteristic fracture length of the interface remains smaller than the characteristic dimension of the specimen.

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  1. Laboratoire des Composites Thermo-Structuraux CNRS UMR 5801, Université Bordeaux, 3 rue La Boétie, 33600, PESSAC, France

    Eric Martin

  2. ONERA, 92322, Châtillon Cedex, France

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  3. Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert CNRS UMR 7190, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France

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  4. LBMS, ENSTA Bretagne, Université Brest, Brest, France

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Martin, E., Vandellos, T., Leguillon, D. et al. Initiation of edge debonding: coupled criterion versus cohesive zone model. Int J Fract 199, 157–168 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-016-0101-2

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