Residual strength prediction of composite materials: Random spectrum loading

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2707-2724

  Post, N L ^a   Cain, J ^a   McDonald, K J ^a   Case, S W ^a   Lesko, J J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Fatigue; Residual strength; Spectrum; Statistical distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FATIGUE TESTING; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BLOCK LOADING; SPECTRUM LOADING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FATIGUE TESTING; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 40749151944     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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