The viscoelastic composite with interface debonding

H. Tan, Y Huang, C. Liu

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Abstract

The effect of particle/matrix interface debonding on composites consisting of elastic particles and viscoelastic matrix is studied. The interface debonding is represented by a nonlinear cohesive law for the high explosive PBX 9501. The Mori–Tanaka method gives the constitutive relation of the composite in terms of the properties of elastic particles, viscoelastic matrix, and nonlinear cohesive law for interfaces. For the example of a composite with spherical particles subject to hydrostatic tension, simple analytical expressions of the composite stress–strain relation are obtained. The strain rate and temperature have strong effects on the composite behavior. High strain rate and low temperature give high strength of the composite. However, the rate and temperature effects decrease as the particle volume fraction increases.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3145–3149
Number of pages5
JournalComposites Science and Technology
Volume68
Issue number15-16
Early online date30 Jul 2008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2008

Keywords

  • A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
  • B. Debonding
  • B. Interface
  • C. Modelling
  • C. Viscoelasticity

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