Accession Number:

ADA191990

Title:

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

Descriptive Note:

Structures technical memo.,

Corporate Author:

AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH LABS MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)

Personal Author(s):

• Beaver, P. W.

Report Date:

1987-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

45.0

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.

Descriptors:

• *FATIGUE LIFE
• *FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES
• *FRACTURE(MECHANICS)
• ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
• FATIGUE
• UNITED KINGDOM
• SIMULATION
• SPECIFICATIONS
• TRANSIENTS
• AUSTRALIA
• BIAXIAL STRESSES
• DOCUMENTS
• STRENGTH(MECHANICS)
• POWER EQUIPMENT
• CORROSION INHIBITION
• CYCLIC TESTS

Subject Categories:

• Laminates and Composite Materials

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE