A Review of Multiaxial Fatigue and Fracture of Fibre-Reinforced Composites.

Abstract

A review of the limited number of papers in the literature on multiaxial fatigue and fracture of fibre-reinforced composites has shown that biaxial stress states can have a significant effect on both the fatigue and fracture properties of these materials. In addition, none of the presently available failure theories for composites agrees with the observed experimental results with sufficient accuracy to be confidently used for design purposes. Keywords: Multiaxial stress, Fracture strength, Fatigue life, Fatigue limit, Fibre reinforced composites, Australia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA191990

Entities

People

  • P. W. Beaver

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biaxial Stresses
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Experimental Data
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fatigue Life
  • Fibers
  • Glass Fibers
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design