The fibre–matrix interface represents a vital element in the development and
characterisation of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs). Extensive ranges of interfacial …

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

This paper aims to investigate the temperature dependency of fiber bridging in mode I
delamination of unidirectional laminates. Double cantilever beam tests under temperatures …

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 …

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

A high-fidelity finite element (FE) model based on integrated discrete and continuum
damage modeling techniques was developed to predict damage modes, locations, sizes …

R-curve and traction-separation relation are commonly used to characterize the fiber
bridging, which is significant toughening mechanism in composite laminates. Current …

Despite decades of development, the delamination damage of multidirectional laminates still
accounts for a considerable proportion of the failure problems encountered in the actual …

This paper presents an experimental and numerical study of the failure phenomenon of
compressed composite top-hat (CFRP) columns with three different lay-up arrangements of …

Delamination growth predictions in previous peridynamic models were based on the
assumption of constant critical stretch for each interlayer bond interaction. This study …