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The complexity of damages in composites is closely related to anisotropy and includes various mechanisms, such as interfacial debonding, matrix cracking, ply cracking, fibre breakage, and so on. It is critical to understand the evaluation of damage accurately in order to assess and predict the life of polymeric composites. From the discussion, in the preceding sections, it is understood that the composite consists of laminae, and the laminae consist of fibres and a matrix. In order to understand and assess the behaviour of polymeric composites, it is important to understand the performance of these materials under different loading conditions and operational environments. The performance of polymeric composites is dependent on factors like loading conditions (such as cyclic or static), temperature, humidity, volume fractions, exposure to radiation, and the chemical environment. The assessment of the mechanical behaviour may be carried out based on the loading conditions and service environment [1, 2].
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Ghosh, A.K., Dwivedi, M. (2020). Characterization and Testing of Polymeric Composites. In: Processability of Polymeric Composites. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3933-8_9
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