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A Coulomb-Mohr Type Criterion for Matrix Mode Failure in a
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$129   ADD TO CART       Failure of laminated composites under
in-plane and/or through the thickness stresses is a complex
phenomenon. Ply failure is often predicted based on the maximum
value (or values) of one or more functionals, such as the
maximum stress (strain) or polynomials involving the stress
components. Some researchers have pointed out that it is
necessary to distinguish between two types of failure, namely,
(1) fiber-dominated mechanisms (tension or compression in the
fiber direction), and (2) matrix mode failures. Failures in the
second mode are expected to occur on planes parallel to fibers,
and they can be predicted by seeking a plane on which a
functional involving the normal and two shear stress components
acting on the plane attain a maximu