CYCLIC-LOADING TESTS OF TWO GLASSREINFORCED PLASTIC CYLINDERS,

Abstract

Cyclic tests were conducted on two ring-stiffened, glassreinforced plastic cylinders of two different designs. Both were subjected to a pressure variation from 0 to 4000 psi, that is, two-thirds of the collapse pressure of similar models, and failed after 86 and 442 cycles. Serious consideration to fatigue life of glass-reinforced plastic is therefore indicated if this material is to be used for pressure hulls which must have long service life and which must withstand relatively high strains and repeated loadings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0607070

Entities

People

  • Peter M. Palermo

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collapse
  • Cyclic Tests
  • Fatigue Life
  • Hulls (Structures)
  • Materials
  • Pressure Hulls
  • Submarine Hulls

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Structural Dynamics.