On the interaction of delamination buckling and damage growth in cross-ply laminates

The compressive behaviour of cross-ply laminates with delaminations and matrix cracked layers is investigated by means of an analytical modelling approach. Insight into the post-buckling and damage growth behaviour is obtained owing to comprehensive parametric studies varying delamination length and depth as well as matrix crack density for cross-ply laminates with different layups. The efficient modelling approach comprises the well-known total...