Accepted Manuscript Analysis of damage in composite laminates with embedded piezoelectric patch- es subjected to bending action L. Lampani, F. Sarasini, J. Tirillò, P. Gaudenzi PII: S0263-8223(17)34380-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.04.073 Reference: COST 9627 To appear in: Composite Structures Received Date: 29 December 2017 Revised Date: 14 April 2018 Accepted Date: 26 April 2018 Please cite this article as: Lampani, L., Sarasini, F., Tirillò, J., Gaudenzi, P., Analysis of damage in composite laminates with embedded piezoelectric patches subjected to bending action, Composite Structures (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.04.073 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.