Fatigue of sisal fibre reinforced composites: Constant-life diagrams and hysteresis loop capture

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 915-924

  Towo, Arnold N ^a   Ansell, Martin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Natural fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Fatigue; C. Damage mechanics; D. Constant life diagrams; Hysteresis

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS;

CONSTANT-LIFE DIAGRAMS; DAMAGE MECHANICS; SISAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

DAMAGE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LOADING (TESTING); MATRIX; MECHANICS; POLYMER; SISAL FIBER; TENSION;

EID: 38649119194     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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