Abstract: The multiaxial damage behavior of brittle polymers is highly complex, involving a stark tension–compression asymmetry and strong pressure sensitivity. These aspects are challenging to predict via phenomenological tensor-based ...

Abstract: An investigation is presented into the fracture and energetic strength scaling of soft and brittle polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based elastomers. Mode I tensile fracture tests on pre-cracked specimens of various sizes are ...

Abstract: A multiscale model based on the framework of microplane theory is developed to predict the elastic and fracturing behavior of woven composites from the mesoscale properties of the constituents and the weave architecture. ...

Abstract: This work investigates the mode I and II interlaminar fracturing behavior of laminated composites and the related size effects. Fracture tests on geometrically scaled double cantilever beam (DCB) and end notch flexure (ENF) ...