The accurate prediction of failure of load-bearing fiber-reinforced structures remains a
challenge due to the complex interacting failure modes at multiple length scales. In recent …

In this paper recent developments for mesolevel modeling of failure in composite laminates
are reviewed. The complexity of failure processes in composite laminates presses the need …

The cohesive element (CE) has been widely used to model delamination in laminated
composites. The penalty stiffness, interfacial strength and fracture toughness are three CE …

A reliable virtual testing framework for unidirectionally laminated composites is presented
that allows the prediction of failure loads and modes of general in-plane coupons with great …

This study seeks to establish a high-fidelity mesoscale simulation methodology that can
predict the progressive damage and resultant failure of carbon fiber reinforced plastic …

A numerical computational framework that combines a phase field model (PFM) and
cohesive element (CE) for modelling progressive failure in composite material is proposed …

Implementation of the hybrid discontinuous Galerkin/cohesive zone model method, which is
a (volumetric) locking free single field yet highly scalable method for nonlinear fracture …

A computational framework for the simulation of progressive failure in composite laminates
is presented. The phantom-node method (a variation to the XFEM) is used for a mesh …

In this paper, the recently developed two-dimensional (2D) phase field model is further
applied to study micromechanical progressive failure process in three-dimensional (3D) …

This paper provides an overview of the current approaches to predict damage and failure of
composite laminates at the micro-(constituent), meso-(ply), and macro-(structural) levels …