Semi-analytical techniques for analysis of cracked composite laminates Ghent University
This chapter describes the stress transfer models and damage evolution laws as two essential modeling ingredients for the characterization of the ply cracking damage mode in composite laminates. Two semi-analytical techniques named “Generalized Plane Strain (GPS)” and “Variational” stress transfer models for analysis of ply cracking in general symmetric laminates are discussed together with the introduction of extensions for dealing with more ...