Strength degradation due to fatigue-induced matrix cracking in FRP composites: An acoustic emission predictive model

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 15-16, 2008, Pages 3272-3277

  Philippidis, Theodore P ^a   Assimakopoulou, Theoni T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

B. Fatigue; B. Matrix cracking; C. Residual strength; D. Acoustic emission

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTICS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DEGRADATION; FORECASTING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION DATUMS; B. FATIGUE; B. MATRIX CRACKING; C. RESIDUAL STRENGTH; COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; CONSTANT AMPLITUDES; D. ACOUSTIC EMISSION; DAMAGE MODES; DESCRIPTOR; ENGINEERING MODELS; FRP COMPOSITES; MATRIX CRACKINGS; MODEL PERFORMANCES; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RESIDUAL STRENGTHS; SINUSOIDAL LOADINGS; STRENGTH DEGRADATIONS; STRESS LEVELS; STRESS RATIOS; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE FATIGUES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSION; CRACKING; DEGRADATION; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STRENGTH; STRESS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 55749090629     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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