Abstract
Large-scale fiber bridging makes a significant impact on fatigue delamination growth (FDG) in fiber-reinforced polymer composites. As bilinear cyclic cohesive zone modeling (CCZM) is not a promising modeling tool in this case, another solution is needed. The present study aims to evaluate a new easily-calibrating trilinear CCZM framework for modeling the FDG in glass/epoxy double cantilever beam (DCB) laminates with large-scale fiber bridging. First, mode I delamination growth, characterized by a significant R-curve effect, is experimentally determined under both quasi-static and high cycle fatigue regimes. Next, trilinear forms of the Turon et al. and the Kawashita-Hallett damage models are developed to predict such fatigue delamination behavior. Results show that the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed trilinear CCZM framework are enhanced by increasing the bridging length of the composite structure. Additionally, the Kawashita-Hallett trilinear model yields the most consistent and precise predictions with the least computational time.
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