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A continuum damage model for laminated fiber-reinforced composite materials subjected to quasistatic loadings is presented. The damage state is characterized by a second order tensor. The model requires the establishment of the stress-strain relation for damaged materials and a damage evolution law in conjunction with a criterion for damage growth. The governing equations are solved with the finite element method. Quasistatic loading of laminate structures is investigated. A comparison with available experimental data shows good agreement.
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Paas, M.H.J.W., van den Eikhoff, J. (1993). An anisotropic damage model for laminated composites. In: Dijksman, J.F., Nieuwstadt, F.T.M. (eds) Topics in Applied Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2090-6_13
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