Lina Saifi

MIXED-MODE CRACK PROPAGATION ANALYSIS IN ORTHOTROPIC PLATES WITH CENTRAL AND HOLE-EDGE CRACKS UNDER TENSILE LOADING

The inhomogeneity and anisotropy in orthotropic bodies make their analysis and damage mechanisms more important and complex. To simplify the analysis and facilitate numerical implementation, we assume that the material is homogeneous. This assumption allows us to use classical analytical models while maintaining a cons...