Abstract
The goal of this research is to carry out a 3-dimensional finite detail approach evaluation of a composite plate cracked under thermal loading. The results of the mechanical properties of the composite, the orientation angle of the fibers, the geometric form of the plate, the thermal loading and the crack length had been studied to show their influence on the variation of the integral J. It is concluded that the integral J increases with the increase of crack size, temperature variation and reduce in fiber orientation perspective (e). To complete the work a probabilistic analysis was carried out.
Keywords: thermal analysis; damage; composite; probabilistic analysis