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

Figure 4

Influence of degeneration ratio (𝑅) for laminates with clamped edges for (a) 𝐴_𝑟=0.0352, (b) 𝐴_𝑟=0.0625, (c) 𝐴_𝑟=0.0977, (d) 𝐴_𝑟=0.1406, (e) 𝐴_𝑟=0.1914, and (f) 𝐴_𝑟=0.2500 (𝑟=0.5).

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