The deformation model of the DCB-sample with elastoplastic properties

The loading of a strip with a crack-like defect according to mode I is considered. In contrast to the classical representation of a crack in the form of a mathematical section, the proposed model defines a crack as a physical cut with a characteristic linear size. The mental continuation of a physical cut in a solid forms an interaction layer (IL). It is important that the stress-strain state of the layer at a finite value of the linear parameter does not introduce a singularity into the crack model. The process of elastoplastic deformation with a constant layer length is considered. We obtained a simplified analytical solution to the problem of deformation of two elastic bodies connected by a thin layer with elastoplastic properties. The dependence of the displacement and stress fields on the length and thickness of the interaction layer has been found. It is shown that, under the classical plasticity condition, the range of variation of the external load leading to a purely elastic behavior is possible only for a finite layer thickness. As the layer thickness tends to zero, as in the Dugdale model, the plasticity region is formed at an arbitrarily small external load. For small layer thicknesses, a local plasticity criterion is proposed, by using which it is possible to distinguish the intervals of the external load variations associated with elastic and plastic deformations. The local plasticity condition, determined by the critical value of the energy product, makes it possible to reflect the stage of elastic deformation at an arbitrarily small finite thickness of the interaction layer. An asymptotic dependence of the external load on the IL thickness and the reduced length of the plastic zone is obtained. At the same time, the separation of the external load into elastic and plastic components is preserved. From the analysis of the experimental data, an estimate of the elastic limit of the energy product for the AV138 adhesive was obtained.