# NON-LINEAR FATIGUE FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES

> Title: NON-LINEAR FATIGUE FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES Page Range: p.371-377 Author(s): Rizov V File size: 323K Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites Issue Year: ppc Volume: 17 Issue No: No.6 Abstract Non-linear fatigue...

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Published: 2009-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**Title: NON-LINEAR FATIGUE FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES**
 Page Range: p.371-377
 Author(s): Rizov V
 File size: 323K
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 Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: ppc
 Volume: 17
 Issue No: No.6

**Abstract**
 Non-linear fatigue fracture in composite laminates was investigated experimentally using polyester/glass fibre laminates, and by numerical analysis using finite element analytical methods. Experiments were carried out using sinusoidal tensile loads on samples in which an initial crack was introduced. Good agreement was obtained between experimental and simulated results, and it was shown that fatigue damage was concentrated around the crack tip. Relationships between the fatigue crack growth and J-integral range were discussed. 25 refs.

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