Evaluation of the residual strength degradation in composite laminates under fatigue loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 261-264

  Whitworth, H A ^a  

^a Architecture and Computer Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Fatigue damage; Strength degradation model

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAPHITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FATIGUE LOADING; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; STRENGTH DEGRADATION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

DEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GRAPHITE FIBER; LOADING; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY;

EID: 0034082673     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(99)00113-0     Document Type: Article

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