Interface crack kinking in composite materials

• Main Author: Koh, Ben Kian Wen
• Other Authors: Xiao Zhongmin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64023
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The mechanisms and criterion for interface crack kinking in composite materials was investigated in this study. The theory of linear elastic fracture mechanics, particularly stress intensity factors, and crack tip opening displacement were used to establish the theoretical understanding of interfaci...