Fatigue behaviour and life assessment of composite laminates under multiaxial loadings

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-16

  Quaresimin, Marino ^a   Susmel, Luca ^b   Talreja, Ramesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxiality ratio; Damage mechanics; Life prediction; Multiaxial fatigue; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

BIAXIALITY RATIO; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; DAMAGE MECHANICS; EMPIRICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE OF COMPOSITES; FATIGUE STRENGTH; LIFE ASSESSMENT; LIFE PREDICTION; LIFE-PREDICTION METHODOLOGY; MULTI-AXIAL LOADINGS; MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE; MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE CRITERIA; NORMAL STRESS; OFF-AXIS; OUT OF PHASE; QUADRATIC POLYNOMIAL; SHEAR STRESS AMPLITUDE;

FATIGUE DAMAGE; LOADING; MECHANICS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 70349989306     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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