Three-dimensional fracture of unidirectional composites

Abstract

i. Brief Review of Investigations in Three-Dimensional Fracture of Heterogeneous Materials. From the very start of investigations of fracture processes in solids, the attention of investigators has been focused on two basic conceptions. One of these treats fracture as an intergrowth of macrocracks from the most serious flaw through sound material and results in relationships of linear fracture mechanics [i, 2]. The other conception is associated with the idea of "damage accumulation" and most likely has its own origin in [3]. A more detailed bibliography of the problem is given in a book by Tamuzh and Kuksenko [4].