Certification of Composite Aircraft Structures Under Impact, Fatigue and Environmental Conditions. Part II. Scale Effect in Fatigue of Composite Materials.

Abstract

The effect of size on the endurance limit of composite materials has been found to depend on the statistical scatter. For structures that can be considered as composed of a number of basic elements arranged in series, the fatigue life of the structure can be predicted if the distribution of the basic element is known. This prediction technique has been verified for graphite/epoxy structures constructed from three basic elements with central hole arranged in-series and subjected to a compression loading. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA067288

Entities

People

  • Pei Chi Chou
  • Robert Croman

Organizations

  • Drexel University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Composite Aircraft
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programs
  • Distribution Curves
  • Distribution Functions
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Fatigue Life
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fibers
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Random Variables
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.