Off-axis fatigue behavior of unidirectional carbon fiber-reinforced composites at room and high temperatures

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 545-576

  Kawai, M ^a   Yajima, S ^a   Hachinohe, A ^a   Takano, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Damage mechanics; Epoxy resin; Non dimensional effective stress; Off axis fatigue; S N curve; Temperature dependence; Unidirectional composite

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; NON DIMENSIONAL EFFECTIVE STRESS; OFF-AXIS FATIGUE; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0035022393     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199801772662073     Document Type: Article

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