Composite fatigue design methodology: A simplified approach

Composite Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-194

  Nyman, Tonny ^a,b  

^a SAAB AB   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONS; LAMINATES; SERVICE LIFE; STRESSES;

FAILURE INDEX; FATIGUE FAILURE FUNCTIONS; FATIGUE LIFE; GOODMAN CORRECTION APPROACH; STRESS RATIOS; TSAI-HILL FAILURE CRITERION; UNIAXIAL PROPERTIES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; FATIGUE; FIBRE FRACTURE;

EID: 0030153223     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(96)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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