Implementation of Virtual Crack Closure Technique for Damaged Composite Plates Using Higher-Order Layerwise Model

Table 2

Nondimensional SIF for V-notched specimen under tension when / = 0.4.

	Gross and Mendelson [12]	Lin and Tong [13]	Chen [10]	Present
0°	2.113	2.104	2.111	2.113
15°	2.113	2.106	2.111	2.126
30°	2.128	2.117	2.129	2.138
60°	2.223	2.229	2.223	2.204
90°	2.473	2.468	2.472	2.409