Predicting fatigue life of composite laminates subjected to tension-tension fatigue

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1334-1355

  Caprino, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033697810     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/BDFK-PMJV-2N2G-6589     Document Type: Article

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