Novel Crack Stopper Concept for Lightweight Foam Cored Sandwich Structures – Experimental Validation, Fe-Modelling and Potential for Use in Structures

Engineering

• Sandwich Structures 100%
• Arrester 100%
• Finite Element Modeling 60%
• Core Interface 40%
• Fatigue Life 40%
• Fatigue Loading Condition 40%
• Experimental Result 20%
• Computer Simulation 20%
• Experimental Observation 20%
• Numerical Prediction 20%
• Interface Crack 20%
• Energy Release Rate 20%
• Crack Tip 20%
• Mechanical Fatigue Test 20%
• Mode Mixity 20%
• Face Sheet 20%
• Damage Tolerance 20%
• Strain Field 20%
• Arresting Crack 20%
• Fatigue Crack Propagation 20%
• Static Loading Condition 20%
• Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanic Approach 20%
• Crack Surface Displacement 20%
• Crack Growth 20%
• Crack Propagation 20%
• Fatigue Crack Growth 20%
• Crack Arrest 20%
• Sandwich Panel 20%

Material Science

• Finite Element Modeling 100%
• Crack Propagation 66%
• Fatigue of Materials 66%
• Method in Fracture Mechanics 33%
• Fatigue Crack Growth 33%
• Surface Crack 33%
• Crack Growth 33%
• Damage Tolerance 33%
• Fatigue Crack 33%
• Crack Arrest 33%
• Linear Elastic Fracture 33%
• Crack Tip 33%

Keyphrases

• Lightweight Foam 100%
• Strain Field Evolution 20%
• Composite Sandwich Beam 20%