Research Article

Mode-I Metal-Composite Interface Fracture Testing for Fibre Metal Laminates

Table 3

Summary of fracture energy determined using C-M-C configuration.

MethodExperiment, using (1)Numerical, elastic (3)Numerical, elastic-plastic (3)Numerical, elastic-plastic (4)

Fracture energy (N/mm) = 0.257 = 0.529 = 0.796 = 0.265
 = 0.595