During service life composite materials may exhibit highly dynamic loading events, such as foreign object impact or crash situations. Under these conditions, damage may initiate and propagate under dynamic conditions. This session collects the latest advancements in understanding and describing dynamic fracture of composite materials. Contributions in the following domains are therefore sought:

• Experimental methods for measuring high-rate material properties of composites
• Modeling approaches for describing fracture in composites under high-rate loading conditions
• Testing and modeling of strectures under crash and impact loads (e.g. hail strike, bird strike, …)