...EH Glaessgen; IS Raju; CC Poe, Jr An analysis based on plate finite elements, nonlinear spring elements and the virtual crack closure technique has been implemented to study the effect of stitching on strain energy release rates for debond configurations. The stitches were modeled as discrete...

... for static, but not fatigue, loading. In the structural approach, it was concluded that stitching and interleafing are effective ways to resist delamination as a result of impact. However, terminating and discretizing the critical ply, as well as selective interleafing, are the most effective ways...