Modelling of flexural fatigue behaviour in UD glass-fibre-reinforced polymer

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 797-802

  Salvia, M ^a   Vincent, L ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Damage; Epoxy resin; Fatigue; Glass fibres; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GLASS FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STRESSES; VISCOELASTICITY;

DAMAGED ZONE; DEFLECTION CONTROLLED FLEXURAL FATIGUE; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE DAMAGE MODEL; FIBER MATRIX INTERFACE; QUASI PARALLELEPIPEDIC VOLUME; STRESS AGEING; SUPERFICIAL CRACKING;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030176548     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(96)00023-1     Document Type: Article

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