An enriched cohesive law using plane-part of interfacial strains to model intra/inter laminar coupling in laminated composites

Proper modeling of the interplay between transverse cracks and delamination is crucial in accurately simulating degradation in laminated composites. However, up to now, there is no computationally friendly model to account for this intra/inter laminar coupling. In this paper, a new hybrid cohesive law has been proposed in which the damage could be activated by both out-of-plane separation and in-plane strains of the interlaminar interface. By...