Composite laminate has extensive usage in the aerospace and automotive industries. Thus
delamination, one of its most prevalent and challenging failure modes, has attracted …

Various methodologies and frameworks have been developed for extended finite element
method (XFEM) to simulate two-dimensional and three-dimensional microcrack initiation …

Abstract Failure processes in Laminated Fiber-Reinforced Composites (LFRCs) entail the
development and progression of different physical mechanisms and, in particular, the …

The deformation, damage and failure behaviors of 17 vol.% SiCp/2009Al composite were
studied by microscopic finite element (FE) models based on a representative volume …

The weak interfaces in fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite laminates often dictates the
reliability of the composite structures. In this respect, a new cyclic cohesive zone model …

In fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite laminate structures operating under fluctuating
stresses, interface delamination is seen as one of the significant damage mechanisms. The …

This paper presents a micromechanical finite element model to study interlaminar damage
propagation and relocation, known as delamination migration, between angled plies …

This paper presents experimental and analytical studies on impact and compression after
impact (CAI) responses of sandwiches with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) skins and …

The coupled hydro-mechanical loading conditions commonly occur in the geothermal and
petroleum engineering projects, which is significantly important influence on the stability of …

A multiphase hybrid-stress finite element method (MHSFEM) for microscopic modeling of
randomly dispersed closer microstructures and macroscopic modeling of layered structures …