A delamination failure criterion considering the effects of through-thickness compression on the interlaminar shear failure of composite laminates

Through-thickness compressive stress of composite laminates can inhibit the interlaminar shear failure which has been proved by experiments. However, common delamination damage initiation criterion cannot well describe this mechanism. For this issue, in this article, based on the insight of the failure mechanism, an interlaminar failure function is constructed at first. Then, a delamination failure criterion considering the effect of...