Nonlinear progressive failure of composite cylindrical panels using different criteria at each failure stage

Susmita Choudhury, Arghya Ghosh, Dipankar Chakravorty, Civil Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Civil Engineering Department, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on May 27, 2026

Abstract

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The published literature on analytical studies of progressive failure of composite plates and shells shows that the researchers used the criterion corresponding to failure initiation in all subsequent steps of failure progress. It is felt that restricting ...