Abstract: The paper presents results of a numerical analysis concerning the energy release rate, GI, for highly orthotropic materials such as composites, laminates or wood. The values of GI were calculated using the Adina v. 8.1 Finite Element Method (FEM) program. Different material models were considered to establish the influence of anisotropy on GI. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) isotropic and anisotropic models were employed to study the performance of a Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) with various crack length-to-thickness ratios. It was reported that the smaller the ratio, the bigger the difference between the energy release rates GI calculated for the isotropic and anisotropic (transversal isotropic and orthotropic) material models. Thus, it is important that a fracture or fracture toughness analysis should be based on the transversal isotropie and orthotropic models and it should take into account anisotropy.
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