Investigation of the mechanics of intersonic crack propagation along a bimaterial interface using coherent gradient sensing and photoelasticity
- 8 December 1997
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
- Vol. 453 (1967) , 2649-2667
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1997.0141
Abstract
This paper describes the first experimental observations of various phenomena characteristic of dynamic intersonic decohesion of bimaterial interfaces. Two separate but complementary optical methods are used in conjunction with high speed photography to explore the nature of the large scale contact and mach wave formation at the vicinity of running cracks in two different bimaterial systems. Theoretical predictions of crack‐tip speed regimes where large scale contact is implied are confirmed. Also, the theoretically predicted mach wave emanating from the intersonically propagating crack‐tip is observed. Direct visual evidence is also obtained for another travelling mach wave emanating from the end of the intersonically moving contact zone.Keywords
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