The matrix cracking transverse to loading direction is usually the one of most
common observations of damages in composite laminates. The initiation and
propagation of transverse cracks have been a longstanding issue in the last few
decades. In this paper, a three-dimensional stress analysis method based on the state
space approach is used to compute the stresses, including the inter-laminar stresses
near transverse cracks in laminated composites. The stress field is then used to
estimate the energy release rate, from which the initiation and propagation of
transverse cracking are predicted. The proposed method is illustrated by numerical
solutions and is validated by available experimental results. To the best knowledge of
the authors, the predictions of crack behaviour for non-symmetrical laminates and
laminates subject to in-plane shearing are presented for the first time in the literature
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