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A Mixed Mode crack analysis is applied to simulate the failure mechanism of the Iosipescu shear test for a fibre-reinforced composite. The stability of the curvilinear crack trajectory appears to be sensitive to the ratio between the principal strengths. For a strongly orthotropic material, the zig-zag trajectory results to be alternately parallel to the fibres or directed towards the loading point.
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Valente, S., Carpinteri, A. (1989). Design and Analysis of Orthotropic Composite Materials Through a Mixed Mode Cohesive Crack Simulation. In: Bunsell, A.R., Lamicq, P., Massiah, A. (eds) Developments in the Science and Technology of Composite Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1123-9_42
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