Effect of interface fiber angle on the mode I delamination growth of plain woven glass fiber-reinforced composites

In the present study, the effect of the fiber angle orientation of the delamination interface on the initiation and the propagation fracture toughness of plain woven composites with stacking sequences of [012//012], [011/30//0/011], [011/45//0/011] and [011/30//−30/011], where “//” stands for the location of starter delamination in DCB specimens, under mode I loading was investigated. These stacking sequences were chosen so as to eliminate the...