Determination of the fatigue limit of a carbon/epoxy composite using thermographic analysis

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 781-789

  Karama, Moussa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

composite; damage; fatigue; heat transfer; infrared measurement; limit of endurance

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; A-PLANE; COMPOSITE; DAMAGE; ENDURANCE LIMIT; ENERGY METHOD; FATIGUE DAMAGE MECHANISM; FATIGUE LIMIT; FATIGUE TESTS; HIGH COSTS; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; INFRARED MEASUREMENT; LIFE SPAN; LOADING LEVEL; NUMBER OF CYCLES; THERMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

DURABILITY; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER;

FATIGUE TESTING;

EID: 81555195205     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: 15452263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.485     Document Type: Article

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