Department of Aerospace Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

AE 681 Composite Materials

Hashin’s Failure Criteria for Unidirectional Fibre Composites

The failure modes included in Hashin’s criteria are as follows.

1. Tensile fibre failure for σ11 ≥ 0

2
�s 11 � s 122 + s 132 ��1 failure
� �+ =�
�X T � S122 �< 1 no failure

2. Compressive fibre failure for σ11 < 0

2
�s 11 � ��1 failure
� �= �
�X C � � < 1 no failure

3. Tensile matrix failure for σ22 + σ33 > 0

( s 22 + s 33 )
2
s 232 - s 22s 33 s 12 + s 13 ��1 failure
2 2

+ + =�
YT2 2
S 23 S122 �< 1 no failure

4. Compressive matrix failure for σ22 + σ33 < 0

�
�YC � � �s 22 + s 33 � ( s 22 + s 33 )
2 2
s 232 - s 22s 33 s 12 + s 13 ��1 failure
2 2

�
� �- 1�
� �+ + + =�
�
�2 S 23 � � � YC � 4S 232 S 232 S122 �< 1 no failure
� �

5. Interlaminar tensile failure for σ33 > 0

2
�s 33 � ��1 failure
� �= �
�ZT � � < 1 no failure
6. Interlaminar compression failure for σ33 < 0

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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Course: AE 681 Composite Materials
Instructor: PM Mohite
 2
�s 33 � ��1 failure
� �= �
�Z C � � < 1 no failure

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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Course: AE 681 Composite Materials
Instructor: PM Mohite