Fatigue reliability analysis of composites based on residual strength

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-402

  Cheng, Ho Chih ^a   Hwu, Farn Shiun ^b  

^a CHUNG CHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NANYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite; Fatigue; Reliability; Residual strength

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOADS (FORCES); RELIABILITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE TESTING; LOADING;

AMPLITUDE LOADING; ARBITRARY FATIGUE CYCLE; FATIGUE RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESIDUAL STRENGTH DEGRADATION MODEL;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE; CONSTANT AMPLITUDE; CONSTANT AMPLITUDE LOADING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FATIGUE CYCLES; FATIGUE LOADINGS; FATIGUE RELIABILITY; FATIGUE TESTS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LOAD HISTORY; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; RANDOM LOADING; RELIABILITY DESIGN; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; STEP-BY-STEP; THREE-LEVEL;

EID: 33845743528     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855106778835212     Document Type: Article

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