25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-4.1.1

TESTING AND MODELING OF FAILURE BEHAVIOR ON FIBER METAL LAMINATES

J. Sinke, H. de Boer*, P. Middendorf**
TU Delft, Netherlands; *Advanced Lightweight Engineering, Netherlands; **EADS CRC, Germany

Keywords: Failure analysis, Fracture Energy, GLARE, Riveted Joints

Fiber Metal Laminates (FMLs) show different failure behavior than metals and full composites. In this paper two items about the fracture of FMLs are presented: failure of the interface in fracture energy testing and failure of (riveted) joints. Both failure types are tested and adequate micro-models are made and validated.

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