A review and assessment of the interlaminar delamination problem com mon to layered composite materials is presented. The work covers calcula tion of interlaminar stresses from a homogeneous and microstructural material viewpoint as well as background information on the singularity problem. The observation of edge delamination and experimental efforts are discussed together with recent fracture mechanics studies. The conclu sions provides an assessment of the problem and suggestions for future investigation.
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