@Article{icces.2023.09078,
AUTHOR = {Shu Li, Yan Li},
TITLE = {Progressive	Failure	Analysis	of	Composite	Laminates	Subjected	to	 Transverse	Loading	with	Augmented	Finite	Element	Method},
JOURNAL = {The International Conference on Computational \& Experimental Engineering and Sciences},
VOLUME = {26},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {1--1},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/icces/v26n3/54057},
ISSN = {1933-2815},
ABSTRACT = {In	 this	paper,	 two-dimensional	(2D)	orthotropic	augmented	 finite	element	method	(A-FEM)	is	applied	 to	
account	for	progressive	failure	of	composite	laminates	under	transverse	loading,	which	considers	all	major	
cracking	modes	(delamination,	fiber	kinking/rupture	matrix	cracking).	High-fidelity	simulations	of	different	
stacking	composite	laminates	under	transverse	loading	are	implemented.	Both	predicted load−deflection	
curves	and	damage	evolution	are	in	good	agreement	with	that	of	experimental	results,	which	demonstrates	
the	numerical	capability	of	A-FEM.	In	addition,	the	influence	of	stacking	sequence	on	the	failure	mechanism	
is	also	studied	by	predicted	damage	evolution	of	laminates	with	different	stacking	sequence.	Results	show	
that	 the	 tensile	 matrix	 crack	 in	 the	 bottom	 laminar	 is	 always	 the	 first	 damage	 mode	 for	 the	 composite	
laminate,	and	the	subsequent	crack	propagation	is	related	to	ply	orientation	of	adjacent	plies	which	have	a	
blocking	effect	on	crack	propagation.},
DOI = {10.32604/icces.2023.09078}
}