This paper presents a numerical study evaluating the influence of nonlinear material behavior on the stiffness reduction due to inter-fiber cracks. It is shown that the relation between crack density and damage variables changes as the load level increases. A three-dimensional nonlinear material model is used in a representative volume element study to accurately calculate the local stress distribution around cracks. The studies show that as the load increases the stress recovers to the far-field level within a shorter distance, and consequently the plastic deformation causes a decrease in the crack-induced stiffness reduction. To provide damage variables for a coupled elastoplastic-damage material approach at the homogenized ply level, the results of a systematic representative volume element study are used for interpolation. For verification, the response curves of several laminates influenced by inter-fiber cracks are simulated and compared to experimental results. The presented procedure enables the constitutive laminate response under large deformations to be accurately predicted.
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