Ratcheting behavior of an epoxy polymer and its effect on fatigue life

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-460

  Tao, Gang ^a   Xia, Zihui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epoxy polymer; Mean stress effect; Non contact real time strain measurement; Ratcheting strain; Uniaxial fatigue; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; REAL TIME CONTROL; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EPOXY POLYMER; MEAN STRESS EFFECTS; NON-CONTACT REAL-TIME STRAIN MEASUREMENT; RATCHETING STRAIN; UNIAXIAL FATIGUE;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 34247889826     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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