PSI - Issue 2_B

Marcus Wheel / Procedia Structural Integrity 2 (2016) 174–181

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Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2016) 000–000

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M 1 +M 2

M

1

d 1

M 2

d

b

a

Figure 1 Composite laminate with delamination of length a

(n-4) layers

(n-3) layers

E B E A

E A

t B

E

t

B

t A

t B

(n-3) layers

(n-4) layers

½.t B

b

½.t B

n odd

b

n even

Figure 2 Details of laminate cross section