Under complex environments such as continuous or cyclic loads, the stiffness degradation
for the laminated composites such as the carbon fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites …

The present article provides a review on the nonlinear mechanical behavior of polymer
matrix composites (PMCs). Initially, essential mechanisms driving the nonlinear response of …

Developed from the author's course on advanced mechanics of composite materials, Finite
Element Analysis of Composite Materials with Abaqus® shows how powerful finite element …

A continuum damage model for the prediction of the onset and evolution of intralaminar
failure mechanisms and the collapse of structures manufactured in fiber-reinforced plastic …

A basic theory of damage mechanics was introduced to deal with the deformation of strain
softening for rocks. In this theory, a statistical method was used to describe rock properties …

The development of predictive numerical methods, which accurately represent the
progressive failure of long fiber composite materials, is nowadays required for the …

The success of any progressive failure analysis of composite structures is influenced by the
failure criteria and the associated material property degradation models. The failure criteria …

A methodology for determination of material parameters for the progressive damage
analysis (PDA) model implemented in Abaqus is presented. The methodology is based on …

The general behavior of self-healing materials is modeled including both irreversible and
healing processes. A constitutive model, based on a continuum thermodynamic framework …

A continuum damage model for the prediction of damage onset and structural collapse of
structures manufactured in fiber-reinforced plastic laminates is proposed. The principal …