Development of a mixed mode double cantilever beam specimen for the fracture characterization of adhesives under high displacement rate

In this paper, a new specimen called mixed mode double cantilever beam (MMDCB) was developed for the mixed mode fracture characterization of adhesives under high displacement rates. The MMDCB specimen was designed using finite elements simulations in order to determine the fracture toughness for a mode mixity in the plane I+II+III. Firstly, results from MMDCB specimens tested under quasi-static loading were experimentally compared to a reference...