Failure mode shifts during constant amplitude fatigue loading of GFRP/foam core sandwich beams

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-222

  Zenkert, Dan ^a   Burman, Magnus ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composite; Failure modes; Fatigue life; Foam core; Sandwich beam

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FAILURE MODES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FOAMS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CONSTANT AMPLITUDE LOADING; CONSTANT-AMPLITUDE FATIGUE LOADINGS; FOAM CORE; NUMBER OF CYCLES TO FAILURE; SANDWICH BEAMS; STRESS LIFE RELATION; STRUCTURAL STRESS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 77957881925     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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