Damage and interfacial debonding in composites [thirteen papers ... based on the presentations made in five session symposium on "Damage and Interfacial Debonding in Composites" on the occasion of the 32nd Society of Engineering Science Meeting; held in N

Written by leading authorities in the field of damage and micromechanics of composites, this book deals mainly with the damage impaired in composites due to different types of loading. It examines the different types of damage in composites in the fiber, matrix, debonding and delamination. It also reviews the theoretical characterization of damage, its experimental determination as well as the numerical simulation of damage. Content: Foreword Page v George Z. Voyiadjis, David H. Allen The stress intensity factors and interaction between cylindrical cracks in fiber-matrix composites Original Research Article Pages 3-27 S. Close, H.M. Zbib A computational finite element analysis for predicting the effects of environmental degradation on life in metal matrix composites Original Research Article Pages 29-44 J.W. Foulk, K.L.E. Helms, D.H. Allen Two-scale viscoplastic and damage analysis of a metal matrix composite Original Research Article Pages 45-56 S. Kruch, J.L. Chaboche, T. Pottier Damage modeling of metal matrix composite laminates with cracked oxide surface layers Original Research Article Pages 57-80 Xinzheng Ma, Dimitris C. Lagoudas Elasto-plastic stress and strain concentration tensors for damaged fibrous composites Original Research Article Pages 81-106 George Z. Voyiadjis, Taehyo Park A damage cyclic plasticity model for metal matrix composites Original Research Article Pages 107-131 George Z. Voyiadjis, Ganesh Thiagarajan Stress failure criteria for laminated composites Original Research Article Pages 133-145 Hsien-Yang Yeh, A.K. Feng An interfacial damage model for titanium matrix composites Original Research Article Pages 149-165 Jacob Aboudi, Carl T. Herakovich Damage mechanics of interfacial media: Basic aspects, identification and application to delamination Original Research Article Pages 167-188 O. Allix, P. Ladevèze An approximate representation of fiber-matrix debonding in nonperiodic metal matrix composites Original Research Article Pages 189-212 Cliff J. Lissenden The evolution of debonding at the interface of a two-phase composite Original Research Article Pages 213-234 N.J. Mattei The effect of fiber architecture on the inelastic response of metal matrix composites with interfacial and fiber damage Original Research Article Pages 235-257 Anitha Sankurathri, Sarah Baxter, Marek-Jerzy Pindera A hybrid damage mechanics of progressive partial debonding in a class of brittle-matrix composites Original Research Article Pages 259-272 Y.H. Zhao, J. Li, G.J. Weng Author index Page 275 This work examines the different types damage in composites in the fibre, matrix, debonding and declamination. There is also a review of the theoretical characterization of damage, its experimental determination, as well as the numerical simulation of damage.