This work presents the mixed-mode I/II/III version of the prestressed end-notched flexure system for the general delamination characterization of composite materials. The novel fracture mechanical configuration combines ...

The interlaminar crack initiation in mixed-mode specimens was investigated through two- and three-dimensional finite element models. Elastic analysis was conducted to understand the crack initiation in glass-fibre/vinylester ...

In this paper an experimental study is performed in order to determine an approximate interlaminarfracture envelope of a unidirectional E-glass polyester composite. First, the pure mode-I fracturetoughness is determined ...

Three different solutions for orthotropic, beam-like fracture specimens were compared in the currentwork. A beam theory-based approach was developed previously by the author. Another solutionbased on refined plate theory ...