Fiber bridging has a significant influence on the delamination propagation behavior in
multidirectional composite laminates. Traditional pure mode I bilinear cohesive zone models …

Results of a comprehensive experimental and computational low velocity impact (LVI)
damage study are reported for T800s/3900-2B laminated composites with three stacking …

Damage induced in polymer composites by various impacts must be evaluated to predict a
component's post-impact strength and residual lifetime, especially when impacts occur in …

This article presents an anisotropic gradient-enhanced continuum damage model
developed within the finite element method framework to address complex fracture …

A novel modeling approach is proposed that combines the Floating Node Method (FNM)
with the Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT) to capture delamination migration in cross …

In this work, the extended finite element method (XFEM) is further generalized to study the
fiber bridging phenomenon in fracture analysis of unidirectional composites. Treating …

The available potential plant waste could be worthy material to strengthen polymers to make
sustainable products and structural components. Therefore, modeling the natural fiber …

A non-local macroscopic constitutive model is presented to simulate the progression of intra-
laminar damage in laminated composite structures. A novel feature of the model is an …

This work focuses on developing a 3D progressive damage model (PDM) to predict drilling-
induced damage and its effect on the load-carrying capacity of fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) …

A new method is presented for the representation of matrix cracks in continuum damage
mechanics (CDM) models for fiber-reinforced materials. The method is based on the additive …