A Novel Method for Calculation of Strain Energy Release Rate of Asymmetric Double Cantilever Laminated Composite Beams

In this research, a novel data reduction method for calculation of the strain energy release rate (SERR) of asymmetric double cantilever beams (ADCB) is presented. For this purpose the elastic beam theory (EBT) is modified and the new method is called as the modified elastic beam theory (MEBT). Also, the ADCB specimens are modeled using ABAQUS/Standard software. Then, the initiation of delamination of ADCB specimens is modeled using the virtual...