Engineering structures are often subjected to the conditions of cyclic-loading, which onsets
material fatigue, detrimentally affecting the service-life and damage tolerance of components …

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 …

A damage model for the simulation of delamination propagation under high-cycle fatigue
loading is proposed. The basis for the formulation is a cohesive law that links fracture and …

A cohesive zone interface element degradation law is presented for analyzing delamination
crack propagation under cyclic loading. Development of the law is based on a detailed study …

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

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 …

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

A novel approach is proposed for the use of cohesive elements in the analysis of
delamination propagation in composite materials under high-cycle fatigue loading. The …

This study presents an application of peridynamics to predict damage initiation and growth
in fiber reinforced composites under cyclic loading. The fatigue model utilizes standard SN …

Large-scale fiber bridging developed in the CRFP multidirectional (MD) laminates upon
mixed-mode I/II fracture has a significant effect on the delamination behavior. Without …