Initiation and Growth of Transverse Cracks and Edge Delamination in Composite Laminates Part 2. Experimental Correlation

Abstract

In part one of this paper, the fracture processes of multiple transverse cracking and free edge delamination in composite laminates have been analyzed by an energy method. Numerical analyses and experimental examination using a series of T300/934 graphite epoxy laminates are pre sented in this part two. While part one is presented in a self-contained form, part two must be regarded as the continuation of part one.