Interlaminar fracture of asymmetrically delaminated specimens: Beam modelling and noteworthy characteristics

Despite providing interesting mode-mix ratios without elaborate test fixtures, asymmetrically delaminated specimens have been scarcely used for characterizing delamination resistance. This is mostly due to the elaborate analyses employed and the controversy about mode partitioning. This paper presents a beam model for asymmetrically delaminated unidirectional composite specimens. The physical meaning and underlying assumptions of the solutions...