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Investigation of Progressive Damage and Fracture in Laminated Composites Using the Smeared Crack Approach

Christian Heinrich¹, Anthony M. Waas²

1 Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 1320 Beal Avenue, 48109 Ann Arbor, MI. Presently at Sogeti High Tech GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
2 Felix Pawlowski Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 1320 Beal Avenue, 48109 Ann Arbor, MI, and visiting Professor of Aeronautics, ImperialCollege, London SW7