A stiffness degradation model for composite laminates under fatigue loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-101

  Whitworth, H A ^a  

^a Howard University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; GRAPHITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES;

APPLIED STRESS; FAILURE STIFFNESS; FATIGUE LOADING; STIFFNESS DEGRADATION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0031549981     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00142-6     Document Type: Article

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