Research Article

Bending Response of Cross-Ply Laminated Composite Plates with Diagonally Perturbed Localized Interfacial Degeneration

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(a) Configuration of composite laminate. (b) DOF of lamina subelements and an interface element that lies in between. (c) DOF of laminate plate element, a combination of two lamina subelements, and an interface element.
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