Experimental Investigation of Delamination Growth in Composite Laminates under a Compressive Load

Table 5

Load conditions for the central delamination.

Step	Displacement [mm]	Load [kN]
1	0.61	−33.75
2	0.645	−35.4
3	0.76	−38.13
4	0.83	−38.3
5	0.9	−38.45
6	1.03	−38.3
7	1.13	−38.3
8	1.2	−38.3 −38
9	1.75	−37.9 −36