MATLAB code for the analytical solution of the low-velocity impact damage

This dataset is supplementary material for the PhD thesis titled “Virtual Testing of Aerospace Composite Laminates: Impact and Fatigue” by Peyman Shabani, submitted to Carleton University in 2025.

This MATLAB code was developed using the analytical solution proposed by Esrail and Kassapoglou [1] to predict stresses and damage areas in composite laminates subjected to low-velocity impact (LVI) events.

[1] Esrail, F., and Kassapoglou, C., “An Efficient Approach for Damage Quantification in Quasi-Isotropic Composite Laminates under Low Speed Impact,” Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 61, 2014, pp. 116–126.