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A Poisson-Process Model for Cumulative Delamination Damage in Composite Materials Cover

A Poisson-Process Model for Cumulative Delamination Damage in Composite Materials

Open Access
|Dec 2025

Abstract

This study presents a probabilistic model for cumulative damage in composite materials undergoing delamination. The model assumes the presence of numerous weak microvolumes (WMVs) in which fatigue damage can initiate and accumulate. Defect nucleation is described as a Poisson process whose rate does not depend on specimen size. The cumulative distribution function of the fatigue life of each microvolume is obtained using the Poisson formulation, and the overall delamination behavior is interpreted as a brittle-type failure mechanism governed by nodal attachment points in honeycomb structures. Numerical implementation is demonstrated through Excel-based inverse comparison and R-based simulation methods. The results show that Poisson-driven damage evolution provides a viable approach for estimating residual undamaged area and for modelling avalanche-type delamination growth. The methodology offers a foundation for future experimental verification and refinement of stochastic models for composite damage propagation.

Language: English
Page range: 122 - 139
Submitted on: Jul 10, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 20, 2025
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Published on: Dec 24, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Konstantin Nechval, Rafał Chatys, published by ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
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