Improved variable-amplitude fatigue behavior of a glass-fiber-reinforced hybrid-toughened epoxy composite

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 1783-1793

  Manjunatha, C M ^a   Jagannathan, N ^a   Padmalatha, K ^a   Kinloch, A J ^b   Taylor, A C ^b  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Hybrid composite; Life prediction; Variable amplitude

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; EPOXY RESINS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SILICA; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

DELAMINATION GROWTH; HYBRID COMPOSITES; LIFE PREDICTIONS; STIFFNESS REDUCTION; THERMOSETTING EPOXY POLYMERS; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE FATIGUE; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOAD SEQUENCE; VARIABLE AMPLITUDES;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 84878049185     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411426202     Document Type: Article

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