Comparison of different setups for fatigue testing of thin composite laminates in bending

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1095-1101

  De Baere, I ^a   Van Paepegem, W ^a   Degrieck, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Clamped bending; Composites; PPS

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; STEEL STRUCTURES;

A CARBONS; BENDING STIFFNESS; CARBON FIBRE; CLAMPED BENDING; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; COMPOSITES; DAMAGE MODELS; FATIGUE MATERIALS; FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; FOUR-POINT BENDING; LOADING CONDITIONS; POLYPHENYLENE SULPHIDES; PPS; THREE-POINT BENDING; UNI-AXIAL LOADINGS;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 62549164709     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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