A Methodology for Characterizing the Interfacial Fracture Toughness of Sandwich Structures using High Speed Infrared Thermography - Online First - Springer
An experimental method is proposed for obtaining the fracture toughness of an interfacial crack in sandwich structures. The method relates the interfacial fracture toughness with temperature change developed at the crack front. The focus of the paper is the development of an experimental approach that uses high speed infrared (IR) thermography to capture the temperature evolution during the crack growth. (...)
