Intralaminar cracking in relatively thick 90-plies of [±θ/90 n] s laminates is analyzed using
experimental data for two Glass fiber/Epoxy (GF/EP) material systems. Weibull parameters …

The plane strain problem of a single circular cylindrical inclusion embedded in an
unbounded matrix subjected to a remote uniform uniaxial transverse tension is studied. A …

Under loads normal to the direction of the fibers, composites suffer failures that are known as
matrix or interfiber failures, typically involving interface cracks between matrix and fibers, the …

Many criteria have historically been proposed to predict failures in composites. Some of
them were quasi-mimetically taken from metallic materials failure criteria and others were …

Plausible mechanisms of transverse crack formation in unidirectional (UD) composites
under applied tension normal to fibres are investigated numerically using a finite element …

The behavior of the fiber–matrix interface under transverse tension is studied by means of a
new linear elastic–brittle interface model. Similar models, also called weak or imperfect …

The problem of fiber–matrix debonding due to transverse loading is revisited. Predictions of
the critical load for the debond onset obtained by a Cohesive Zone Model combined with …

Accumulation of transverse cracks in carbon fiber heat resistant polymer (with bismaleimide
formulation) cross-ply laminates during tensile loading at elevated temperatures and after …

The energy release rate (ERR) of a fiber–matrix debond crack in a unidirectional composite
subjected to transverse tension is studied numerically. The focus of the study is the effect of …

The controversy about the symmetry of the debond onset at the fibre–matrix interface in
single-fibre specimens under transverse tension is studied here applying the coupled stress …