A Three-Dimensional Ply Failure Model for Composite Structures

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="486063.fig.0023a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijae/volume-2009/486063/figures/486063.fig.0023a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Numerical prediction</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="486063.fig.0023b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijae/volume-2009/486063/figures/486063.fig.0023b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Experimental</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Comparison between predicted and experimental failure locations for the tensile tests.</table>

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Figure 23: A Three-Dimensional Ply Failure Model for Composite Structures 