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Fracture in polymers and composites under high rate, impact or fatigue loading conditions

Organized by

B.R.K. Blackman

This session contains research contributions from members of TC4 (Fracture in Polymers, Composites and Adhesives) and focuses on the important areas of the fracture behaviour of polymers and composites subjected to impact or fatigue loading. These are both currently active research areas for the technical committee.

Session Organizer: Dr B.R.K. Blackman

Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.

Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 7196, FAX : +44 (0)20 7594 7017

E-mail: b.blackman@imperial.ac.uk

Session Chair: Professor J.G. Williams

Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.

Phone: +44 (0)20 7594 7200, FAX : +44 (0)20 7594 7017

E-mail: g.williams@imperial.ac.uk

Papers

1. Impact fracture of polymers with rigid surface layers: modeling and experiments

Eur Ing Dr P.Leevers

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BX. UK

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7594 7088, FAX: +44 (0) 20 7594 7017

E-mail: p.leevers@imperial.ac.uk

2. Mode II impact testing of composites

Professor A. Pavan

Dipartimento di Chemica, Materiali e Ingegn. Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, Milano, 20133, Italy

Phone: +39 02 2399 3278, FAX: +39 0270 638173

E-mail: andrea.pavan@polimi.it

3. Measuring the fracture resistance of composites and adhesively bonded joints at high test rates

Corresponding Author: Dr B.R.K. Blackman

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BX. UK

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7594 7196, FAX: +44 (0) 20 7594 7017

E-mail: b.blackman@imperial.ac.uk

Co-authors: Dr D.D.R. Cartie, University of Cranfield, UK.

4. Analysis and comparison of dynamic fracture toughness K_ID determination of plastics in instrumented impact tests at high loading rates based on FBA (LEFM) and DKC methods.

Corresponding Author: Ing. Stefano Chieti

CEAST R&D, Via Airauda 12, 10044 Pianezza (TO), Italy.

Phone:+39 011 966 40 38, FAX: +39 011 966 29 02

E-mail: s.chieti@ceast.com

Co-authors: Ing. Marco Bronzoni, CEAST R&D

5. Influence of friction on results of an instrumented impact test.

Prof. Ihor V. Rokach

Corresponding author address:Kielce University of technology, AL. 1000-lecia PP 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland.

Phone: +48-41 34 24 305, FAX: +48-41 34 24 295, E-mail: rokach@tu.kielce.pl

6. Fatigue and long-term fracture behavior of pipe grade polyolefine materials.

Professor Lang.

Institute of Materials Science and Testing, Montanuniversitaet, Franz Josef Strasse 18, A-87000 Leoben, Austria.

7. The fracture and fatigue behavior of elastomers (both thermoplastics and rubbers) and simulations

Dr. Zoltan Major

Institute of Materials Science and Testing, Montanuniversitaet, Franz Josef Strasse 18, A-87000 Leoben, Austria.

Phone:+43 3842 402 480, FAX: +43 3842 4025 2

E-mail: Zoltan.Major@notes.unileoben.ac.at

8. The fatigue behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced RTM composites

Dr G. Pinter

Institute of Materials Science and Testing, Montanuniversitaet, Franz Josef Strasse 18, A-87000 Leoben, Austria.

Phone: +43 3842 402 483, FAX: +43 3842 4025 25 E-mail: pinter@unileoben.ac.at

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