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The effect of different stitching spacings on the crack propagation process in glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP)\/foam sandwich composite interfaces was examined by Mode-I Cracked Sandwich Beam (CSB) fracture tests. The load\u2013displacement curve, the crack propagation process, and the release rate of critical strain energy were analyzed. The CSB fracture test results show that the stitching treatment with different stitching spacings increase the peak load and fracture displacement. Furthermore, it was found that the mechanism of crack propagation is changed by the stitching process. The release rates of the critical strain energy in specimens with 0- and 10-mm stitch spacings were evenly distributed, with an average of 0.961 kJ\/m2 and 1.667 kJ\/m2, respectively, while the release rates of critical strain energy in specimens with 6-mm and 8-mm stitch spacings were linearly distributed. The CSB fracture tests confirmed that the best suture spacing was 8 mm. 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