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 …

A systematic literature review on numerical strategies suitable to simulate defects and
discontinuities in layered and sandwich structures is presented here. Particular care is given …

We review, unify and extend work pertaining to evaluating mode mixity of interfacial fracture
utilizing the virtual crack closure technique (VCCT). From the VCCT, components of the …

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 …

Metallic structures are increasingly being replaced by fiber-reinforced composites for the
design of advanced structures with superior mechanical and physical properties. Fibrous …

A theoretical model for prediction of the critical load generating a crack onset at the fibre–
matrix interface under a remote biaxial transverse load is presented. In particular, this work …

A new methodology based on a moving mesh technique and a multilayer formulation is
proposed with the purpose to predict crack onset, evolution and coalescence of the …

In this paper the interface crack growth associated with the inter-fibre failure under tension is
studied by means of a two-fibre BEM model. The influence of the presence of an …

Inter-fibre failure under compression transverse to the fibres is studied at micromechanical
level. Interfacial fracture mechanics concepts, associated to both the open model and the …