Abstract
Using finite element as the basis, transverse crack growth in long fibre composites have been investigated. Three criteria concerning pure matrix growth, fibre/matrix interface growth and crack kinking out of a fibre/matrix interface have been implemented to form a Crack Propagation Module for a software package. Numerically obtained crack paths have been compared to the ones obtained experimentally in Part I, and finally the Crack Propagation Module has been used on constructed examples in order to obtain information about the influence of various fibre distributions on the crack growth process.
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