Ply thickness effect on in-situ transverse shear strength and microcrack propagation in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer

Zekun Liu, Xiaofei Pang, Shufeng Zhang, Dianlong Yu, Tiangang Pei, Zhengwei Fan, Yonggui Chen, Jiafu ZhouNational Key Laboratory of Equipment State Sensing and Smart Support, College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on August 28, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Ahead of Print.
This study employs micro-scale finite element modeling to investigate thickness-dependent in-situ transverse shear strength and damage mechanisms in cross-ply carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates. A computationally efficient representative ...