Extended Finite Element Modelling of Progressive Cracking in Fibre Reinforced Composite Laminates KU Leuven
The modelling of damage in composites is critical for many applications. The main difficulty in the modelling is complex failure mechanisms intrinsic to composite materials, including their multi-scale nature and interaction of different damage modes. Fibre-reinforced plastics are the most promising of composites due to their low density combined with high mechanical performance. Predicting of crack patterns and their effect on the ...