Fatigue Life Prediction of Composites and Composite Structures

Fatigue Life Prediction of Composites and Composite Structures, Second Edition is a comprehensive review of fatigue damage and fatigue life prediction methodologies for composites and how they can be used in practice. In this new edition existing chapters are brought fully up-to-date to cover the most recent developments in the field and include new topics previously not covered. The use of composites is growing in structural applications in many industries including aerospace, marine, wind turbine and civil engineering. However, there are uncertainties about the long-term performance of these composites and how they will perform under cyclic fatigue loading. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors this book will be a standard reference for industry and researchers working with composites and those concerned with the long-term performance and fatigue life of composite components and structures. Examines past, present and future trends associated with fatigue life prediction of composite materials and structuresAssesses novel computational methods for fatigue life modelling and prediction of composite materials under constant amplitude loadingCovers a wide range of techniques for predicting fatigue both the theoretical background and practical applications INDICE: Introduction to the fatigue life prediction of composite materials and structures: past, present and future prospects Part I Fatigue life behaviour and modelling 1. Phenomenological fatigue analysis and life modelling 2. Fatigue behaviour of thermoplastic composites 3. Fatigue behaviour of nanoparticle-filled fibrous polymeric composites 4. Interrupted fatigue loading of composite laminates 5. Residual strength fatigue theories for composite materials 6. Computational methods for fatigue life modelling of composite materials Part II Fatigue life prediction 7. Fatigue life prediction of composite materials under constant amplitude loading and different temperatures 8. Probabilistic fatigue design of composites - wind turbine rotor blades 9. Fatigue life prediction of composite materials under realistic loading conditions (variable amplitude loading) 10. A progressive damage mechanics algorithm for life prediction of composite materials under cyclic loadings 11. Provisional title - Prediction of crack initiation in UD lamiantes under different stress ratios 12. Stiffness-based approach to fatigue life prediction of composite materials Part III Applications 13. Computer tools for the fatigue life prediction of composite materials and structures 14. Fatigue life prediction of wind turbine rotor blades manufactured from composites 15. Design of validation experiments for life prediction models

• ISBN: 978-0-08-102575-8
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 750
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés