The Accuracy of Characteristic Length Method on Failure Load Prediction of Composite Pinned Joints

摘要

An analytical model was developed to investigate the choice of failure criterion based on characteristic length method for predicting composite joint strength. The available experimental data for joint strength in literature were used to determine the accuracy of analytically obtained results. The analysis utilized six failure criteria, where it was shown that among the failure criteria investigated no one gave a best fit for all the three plates evaluated for strength, and the fit of individual failure theories is variable from one type of material to another. The results also showed that the accuracy of this method can be improved by computing the average predicted values of more than three failure criteria.