Dynamic crack propagation across a perpendicular interface in a glass specimen was investigated to understand the interaction between the crack and the interface under impact loading. The glass specimen was composed of two glass plates in an edge-to-edge configuration with an adhesive layer in between. One of the plates had a notch for a plastic projectile to strike. A single crack developed from the notch tip, and propagated perpendicularly into the interface. The patterns of crack propagation across the interface depend on the adhesive conditions on the interface. Within a range of impact speeds, the crack is arrested at the interface without any adhesive. The crack passes across a firmly bonded interface with little obstruction by the interface. The crack branches into multiple cracks after it passes through a thicker interface filled with adhesive. Projectiles having higher kinetic energies cause more severe crack branching after the crack extends into the second glass plate.
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Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Crack Propagating Perpendicularly Through Interface in Glass
Hwun Park,
e-mail: hpark@purdue.edu
Hwun Park
Graduate Student School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Weinong W. Chen
e-mail: wchen@purdue.edu
Weinong W. Chen
Professor
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Materials Engineering, Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Hwun Park
Graduate Student School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907e-mail: hpark@purdue.edu
Weinong W. Chen
Professor
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Materials Engineering, Purdue University
, West Lafayette, IN 47907e-mail: wchen@purdue.edu
J. Appl. Mech. Sep 2011, 78(5): 051013 (10 pages)
Published Online: August 5, 2011
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November 24, 2010
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May 24, 2011
Online:
August 5, 2011
Published:
August 5, 2011
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Park, H., and Chen, W. W. (August 5, 2011). "Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Crack Propagating Perpendicularly Through Interface in Glass." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. September 2011; 78(5): 051013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004283
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