Empirical fatigue-life model for high-performance fibre composites with and without impact damage

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 971-987

  Beheshty, M H ^a   Harris, B ^a   Adam, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FORECASTING; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARBON FIBER EPOXY LAMINATES; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; FATIGUE RESPONSE; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; IMPACT DAMAGED CONDITION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; VIRGIN CONDITION;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032663925     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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