Failure process of composite laminate under quasi-static or fatigue loading involves
sequential accumulation of intra-and interlaminar damage. Matrix cracking parallel to the …

An experimental investigation of matrix crack initiation and progression inglass/epoxy
laminates of differentstacking sequences is presented. The laminates have beenloaded in …

The current practice, as well as the hitherto proposed models, for assessment of fatigue life
of composite laminates rely largely on experimental fatigue life data. In this paper, we …

Transverse ply cracking and its induced delaminations at the φ/90° interfaces in
[.../φi/φm/90n] s laminates are theoretically investigated. Three cracked and delaminated …

A theoretical model for the prediction of the elastic properties of a general symmetric
laminate containing multilayer matrix cracks is proposed. A five-layer equivalent constraint …

In this paper, local delaminations growing uniformly from the tips of angle-ply matrix cracks
in composite laminates loaded in tension are modelled theoretically. A 2-D shear lag …

We propose a mechanistic model which is capable of describing the evolution of transverse
cracking in cross ply laminates subjected to cyclic tension in the longitudinal direction. The …

Composite rotor blades are routinely used in modern helicopters. Damage in composite
helicopter rotor blades is investigated in this work. Effects of the key damage modes in …

Polymer–matrix composite (PMC) materials are ideal for aerospace structural applications,
such as cryogenic fuel tanks of reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) and expendable launch …

This paper is a review of experimental and theoretical studies into the damage mechanisms
in glass/epoxy and carbon/epoxy cross-ply composite laminates subjected to static or cyclic …