Analytical results are found for the limiting configurations of a mode II delamination crack in a laminate composite beam with through-thickness reinforcement. Crack growth under more general large-scale bridging conditions is studied by a numerical model based on a bending theory for anisotropic plates. The effects of the mechanical and geometrical properties of the laminate and of the bridging mechanism developed by the reinforcement on the mode of failure are studied.
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