Recent developments in damage mechanics of composite materials
Abstract
This paper reviews some results of the efforts made by the author’s research group and collaborators in applying damage mechanics to durability assessment of composite materials. The results are grouped in categories of damage initiation, stiffness-damage relationships, and damage evolution. Emphasis is placed on incorporating the actual damage mechanisms and real microstructures into continuum formulations of material response. The long term perspectives of this approach are then discussed.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Mechanical Behavior of Composites
Numerical methods in engineering
Composite Material Mechanics
Publication details
- Pages
- 119–127
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter