Fatigue in Composites: Science and Technology of the Fatigue Response of Fibre-Reinforced Plastics. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Fatigue in Composites: Science and Technology of the Fatigue Response of Fibre-Reinforced Plastics

Fiber composites, like metals, exhibit a form of degradation in service described as fatigue. Engineers must understand composite fatigue because it is a causative agent of design and structural failures. Engineers need to increase their knowledge of the mechanisms which result in degradation in order to predict the life of a composite under specified conditions and produce composites with greater durability.

This book provides an extensive account of contemporary research on fatigue from a selection of internationally recognized researchers. Part one introduces the concept, delivering a historical review of the fatigue behavior of fiber-reinforced plastics and illustrating fatigue test methods and fatigue under multiaxial stress systems. The second part reviews current research on micromechanical aspects, emphasizing long-term behavior, interface performance, delamination, and damage accumulation. The next two sections cover the analysis and testing of fatigue behavior and detail physical, micromechanical, computational, statistical, and life-prediction models for constant and variable stress. The final parts offer an overview of the wide range of composite fatigue-related problems experienced by engineers in aerospace, marine, and structural engineering.

Bryan Harris is Professor Emeritus at Bath University, UK, where he served as Professor of Materials Science. He also serves as Materials Consultant for Buro Happold Civil Engineers Ltd.