On the evolution of energy dissipation in dispersed composite laminates under out-of-plane loading

In this paper, we present a novel model to predict the energy dissipation in composite laminates during out-of-plane loading based on experimental observations. Damage mechanisms and their sequences in composite laminates under out-of-plane loading were experimentally investigated and correlated with the energy dissipated during loading. The results showed that the energy dissipated during fiber breakage was around 3 times larger than that for...