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Offshore Standard DNV-<strong>OS</strong>-<strong>C501</strong>, November 2013<br />

Sec.6 Failure mechanisms and design criteria – Page 115<br />

4.3.7 The partial safety factors γ F and γ M shall be chosen as described in Sec.8 with a COV equal to COV comb ,<br />

for both the characteristic strengths and the local load effects (see [4.3.4]to [4.3.6]).<br />

4.3.8 The resistance model factor γ Rd shall be chosen to be 1.1. The model factor shall ensure a conservative<br />

result with respect to the simplifications made regarding the treatment of combined loads.<br />

4.3.9 Matrix failure cannot be checked on a laminate level, it shall always be checked on a ply level.<br />

4.4 Obtaining orientation of the failure surface<br />

4.4.1 The orientation of the fibre failure surface is critical if a structure is loaded in compression. Matrix crack<br />

failure surfaces with an orientation of 30 o to 60 o relative to the plane of the laminate can reduce compressive<br />

fibre strength and reduce the resistance to delamination.<br />

4.4.2 The orientation of the failure surface should be determined with the Puck design criterion by finding the<br />

angle q at which the matrix design criterion in [4.3.2] reaches its maximum.<br />

4.4.3 If the laminate may have matrix cracks with an orientation of 30 o to 60 o relative to the plane of the<br />

laminate the compressive fibre strength shall be measured on laminates with the presence of such cracks and<br />

this value shall be used in the fibre design criterion (see this section under [3]). In this case the tested laminate<br />

should be equal to the one used in the component.<br />

Guidance note:<br />

Matrix cracks with an orientation of 30 o to 60 o occur mainly when the ply is exposed to high in-plane shear stresses<br />

or compressive stresses normal to the fibre direction.<br />

4.5 Matrix cracking caused only by shear<br />

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4.5.1 Some laminates may fail (rupture) due to shear in the plies without fibre failure. This condition was<br />

described in [3.1.5]. In this case matrix cracking due to stresses transverse to the fibres is acceptable. To check<br />

for this condition the matrix failure design criteria described in [4.1]-[4.3] may be used by applying them just<br />

for shear stresses.<br />

4.5.2 For simple 2-D in-plane conditions the matrix cracking design criterion in [4.2] reduces to:<br />

where,<br />

σ 12<br />

∧<br />

matrix<br />

12<br />

σ<br />

γ F<br />

γ Sd<br />

γ M<br />

characteristic value of the local load effect of the structure (stress) in the in-plane shear direction<br />

12<br />

characteristic value of the stress components to matrix cracking in the in-plane shear direction 12<br />

partial load effect factor<br />

partial load-model factor<br />

partial resistance factor<br />

γ Rd partial resistance-model factor, γ Rd = 1.0<br />

The co-ordinate system is the ply co-ordinate system.<br />

4.6 Matrix failure checked by component testing<br />

4.6.1 Refer to section on component testing (Sec.10).<br />

5 Delamination<br />

5.1 General<br />

5.1.1 Delamination is a separation of plies. Delaminations are debonded areas that can grow gradually, once<br />

they are initiated.<br />

5.1.2 Delaminations can also be debonding between core materials and skins.<br />

5.2 Onset of delamination<br />

γ . γ . σ<br />

F<br />

Sd<br />

12<br />

∧<br />

matrix<br />

12<br />

σ<br />

<<br />

γ . γ<br />

5.2.1 The onset of delamination due to in-plane stresses or strains is difficult to predict. It is known that<br />

delaminations will not initiate before matrix cracks have formed. It is, therefore, a conservative choice to model<br />

the onset of delamination with the matrix cracking criteria from [4].<br />

M<br />

Rd<br />

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