Research progress of evaluation methods of failure criteria for fiber reinforced composites

Abstract

Integration of composite materials in aviation applications undeniably offer multiple important benefits, and more modelling techniques and failure analysis tools are increasingly being developed in evaluated to reduce the high costs associated with investigating the mechanical characteristics and prediction of failure of fiber reinforced composites. This article evaluates and compares between some of the most common failure criteria, Hashin, Puck and maximum stress criteria. The conclusion of this article shows that the interactive failure criteria are more adequate to use in the prediction of failure although they are inherently more complex to describe.