Progressive failure analysis of laminated composite with hole under flexural loading

摘要

Understanding the progressive failure of laminated composite plays an important role in the structural integrity analysis of a structure. Continuum damage mechanics-based approach is one of the powerful tools to analyze the failure of laminated composite structures. The present paper investigates the damage evolution and progression in laminated composites with a hole under flexural loading. The presence of high-stress concentrations along with the free edge stresses at the vicinity of the hole in laminated composite leads to complex failure mechanisms. The influence of the change in thickness and lamina configuration on the strength characteristics is presented.