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We examined mode I fatigue crack growth related to translaminar failure in chopped strand mat-reinforced resin composite laminates through both experimental and numerical methods, utilizing the extended finite element method and direct cyclic approach. The main finding of this research is determining Paris coefficients of composite polymer material, fiberglass chopped strand mat\/epoxy, fabricated by VBT with translaminar cracks. Paris law constants, C and m, were determined to be 4\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u2009\u207b\u2009\u00b9\u00b2 and 4.8584, respectively. The results obtained from both experimental and extended finite element method (XFEM) models of fatigue life are in good agreement, with a 6% error in predicted fatigue life. This research provides the determination of the Paris coefficients, which serve as a correction between fatigue and fracture mechanics for the composite materials. 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