Intro
Supervisor's Foreword
Preface
Parts of this thesis have been published in the following articles:
Acknowledgments
Contents
Nomenclature
Latin Symbols
Greek Symbols
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Subscripts, Superscripts, and Conventions
Other
1 Introduction
1.1 Background and Motivation
1.1.1 General Background
1.1.2 Motivation
1.2 General Aim and Specific Objectives of the Book
1.2.1 General Aim of the Thesis
1.2.2 Specific Objectives of the Book
1.2.3 The Book at a Glance
1.3 Organization and Structure of the Book

1.3.1 Organization of the Book
1.3.2 Structure of the Book
1.4 Contribution of the Thesis
1.5 Basic Concepts and Definitions
1.5.1 Layered, Generally Layered, Multilayered, Laminated
1.5.2 Crack, Delamination, and Disbonding
1.5.3 Definitions for Beams
1.5.4 Data Reduction Scheme (DRS)
References
2 The Effect of Residual Hygrothermal Stresses on the Energy Release Rate and Mode Mixity of Interfacial Cracks in Beams with Bending-Extension Coupling
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 State of the Art
2.1.2 Present Work
2.2 Problem Description and Analysis Approach

2.2.1 Definition of the Scientific Problem
2.2.2 The Proposed Analytical Model
2.3 Mathematical Formulation of the Problem
2.3.1 Kinematic Assumptions
2.3.2 Constitutive Laws
2.3.3 Conditions of Static Equilibrium
2.3.4 Conditions of Displacement Continuity
2.4 Solution to the Problem
2.4.1 Derivation of the Governing Equation
2.4.2 Solution to the Governing Equation
2.4.3 Internal Forces and Moments
2.4.4 Crack-Tip Forces
2.4.5 Energy Release Rate (ERR) and Mode Mixity (MM)
2.5 Extraction of Closed-Form Equations

2.5.1 Reduction to Typical Test Configurations
2.5.2 Effect of Contact Between the Two Sublaminates
2.5.3 Reduction to Previous Equations in the Literature
2.6 Validation Through Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
2.6.1 Application: A Typical Glass Aluminum Reinforced Epoxy (GLARE)
2.6.2 Finite Element Analyses (FEAs)
2.7 Results
2.7.1 Example 1: Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) Test
2.7.2 Example 2: End-Notched Flexure (ENF) Test
2.8 Discussion
2.9 Conclusions
References

3 Fracture Toughness of Metal-to-Composite Adhesive Joints with Bending-Extension Coupling and Residual Thermal Stresses
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 State of the Art
3.1.2 Present Work
3.2 Description of the Technical and Scientific Problem
3.2.1 The Metal-to-Composite Adhesive Joint Under Consideration
3.2.2 Challenges in the Design and Data Reduction of Fracture Tests for Dissimilar Adhesive Joints
3.3 Design and Data Reduction of Fracture Tests
3.3.1 Design of the Fracture Toughness Tests
3.3.2 Data Reduction Approach
3.4 Experimental Methods