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II.1.10.18 Puck “b” criterion

A modified version of Puck criterion is defined as follows:

FIPuck_b = max σ11 σ11all , σ222 σ22c,allσ22t,all + τ12 τ12all 2 + σ 22 1 σ22t,all - 1 σ22c,all .

Ply passes the failure criterion if the two following conditions are satisfied

σ11 σ11all,
σ222 σ22c,allσ22t,all + τ12 τ12all 2 + σ 22 1 σ22t,all - 1 σ22c,all 1.

The reserve factor is calculated as follows:

RFa = σ11all FoS σ11,
a = σ222 σ22c,allσ22t,all + τ12 τ12all 2,
b = σ22 1 σ22t,all - 1 σ22c,all ,
c = -1,
RFb = - b + b2 - 4ac 2 FoS a ,
RFPuck_b = min RFa,RFb .

The calculation of failure index is based on the calculation of the reserve factor:

FIPuck_b = 1 RFPuck_2,

in which the safety factor used in the calculation of the RF is 1. The advantage of this new expression is that the failure index is proportional to the components of stress tensor. This criterion is referred to as “Puck_b” criterion in FeResPost.

For the strength ratio, one uses the same expression, but the safety factor is not set to 1:

SRPuck_b = 1 RFPuck_2.