A Mixed-Mode Controlled DCB test on adhesive joints loaded in a combination of modes I and III

This work presents a novel test setup to determine the fracture behavior of adhesive joints subjected to mixed-mode I+III loading. Common mixed-mode tests are mainly focusing on a combination of modes I and II and are limited to approaches derived from linear-elastic fracture mechanics with respect to the test evaluation. The novelty of the here proposed test is based on the principle of superposition of modes I and III, which holds in case of...