Predict cracking behavior of Acrylic resin sheet using Iosipescu type specimen subjected to a shearing-tool indentation

Abstract

Acrylic sheet material has superior properties such as high transparency, low specific density, shattered resistance. However, it is limited to predict its deformation and cracking behavior due to the randomly broken of fragile material. There are almost not any research works which clarified a cracking behavior of a fragile worksheet subjected to a shearing-tool indentation. In this work, cracking behavior of AC in Iosipescu shear test will be numerical and experimental.