... toughness laminates shear deformation bimaterial interface pure mode-I cohesive laws J -integral experimental characterization fracture test modified DCB mixed mode CZMs joints composite Bimaterial interfaces are quite common in various composite materials and layered structure...

...Daniel J. Segalman; Michael J. Starr Using fine material meshes in structural dynamics analysis is often impractical due to time step considerations. Unfortunately, fine meshes are typically required to capture the inherent physics in jointed connections. This is especially true in threaded...