An overview is given of the development of methods for the prediction of fatigue driven
delamination growth over the past 40 years. Four categories of methods are identified …

The development of fracture mechanics test methods for the determination of delamination
resistance or fracture toughness of fiber-reinforced, polymer–matrix composites is an active …

Advanced design methodologies enable lighter and more reliable composite structures or
components. However, efforts to include fatigue delamination in the simulation of …

Use of the strain energy release rate for characterizing delamination growth in composite
and bonded structures is now commonplace. Analogous to the use of the stress intensity …

In this paper, fatigue life estimation for delamination growth of laminated fibre reinforced
polymer (FRP) composite structures in mode I and mode II based on fracture mechanics is …

The studies reported in the literature on the effect of stress ratio or mean stress on fatigue
delamination growth in composites are critically reviewed in this paper. These studies are …

Mode II delamination is one of the most common failure types in laminated composite
structures. Accurate determination of mode II fracture toughness is important for structural …

This paper discusses the use of the strain energy release rate (SERR) as a parameter to
characterize fatigue delamination growth in composite materials. Based on the observed …

A new semi-empirical law for mode II delamination growth in moderately tough fibre
reinforced epoxies at various stress ratios is introduced and validated. The new semi …

It is commonly accepted that the majority of engineering failures happen due to fatigue or
fracture phenomena. Adhesive bonding is a prevailing joining technique, widely used for …