Research on Feasibility and Applicability of Delamination Localization Methods for Composite Laminated Beams

The feasibility and applicability of delamination damages localization methods with various defined damage indexes for the damaged composite laminated beam were studied. The results indicate that, for the modal strain energy method, damage indexes defined by strain energy difference are more effective to locate the delamination damage than that of strain energy ratio. For energy response method, damage index defined by the second difference can effectively locate the delamination damage in the composite laminated beams.