Research on Damage Models for Continuous Fiber Composites

Abstract

This report summarizes research completed during a four year period under AFOSR grant no. AFOSR-84-0067 and originally detailed under Texas A&M research Foundation proposal no. RF-84-34 and dated October 1983. The objective of this research has been to develop an accurate damage model for predicting strength and stiffness of continuous fiber laminated composite media subjected to fatigue or monotonic loading and to verify this model with experimental results obtained from composite specimens of selected geometry and makeup. Further details of this research can be found in the three previous annual reports available either from AFOSR or the author. Keywords: Composites, Damage, Experimental mechanics, Continuum mechanics, Internal state variables, Laminated composites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200771

Entities

People

  • D.h. Allen

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Composite Materials
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Elastic Properties
  • Geometry
  • Laminates
  • Literature Surveys
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.