Application of composite materials is on the rise due to several physical and mechanical
advantages. Despite these preferences, development of imperfections and cracks during …

This paper reviews crack tip asymptotic fields in generic plane anisotropic media, rigorously
categorising about 400 studies devoted to the determination of the asymptote coefficients …

Due to the existence of cracks and defects in composite materials during the manufacturing
process, damage and crack growth in these materials must be anticipated before …

This paper introduces the series expansion of the crack tip asymptotic fields in an
anisotropic plane. Using stress-based definitions of the fracture loading modes, we present …

An extended finite element method has been proposed for modeling crack in orthotropic
media. To achieve this aim a discontinuous function and two-dimensional asymptotic crack …

Abstract A mixed-mode I/II fracture criterion for predicting the fracture response of composite
materials is proposed. This criterion is derived based on a comprehensive study and the …

This paper presents a mixed-mode I/II fracture criterion to investigate the crack initiation in
orthotropic materials in which the crack is directed along fibers. The minimum strain energy …

In the present paper the Generalized Differential Quadrature Finite Element Method
(GDQFEM) is applied to deal with the static analysis of plane state structures with generic …

An analytical and numerical procedure based on an independent integral path and finite
element analysis for mixed-mode fracture in viscoelastic orthotropic media is developed …

The problem of fracture assessment of orthotropic materials under mixed mode I/II loading is
investigated in this study. The Hashin criterion, which is widely used to study the failure of …