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Experimental Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials

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Fatigue of Fiber-reinforced Composites

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Abstract

The experimental results obtained from specimens cut at different on- and off-axis angles from a multidirectional laminate with the stacking sequence [0/(± 45)2/0]T are presented in this chapter. The aim is to describe the behavior of this material system (which is a common structural component for a number of engineering applications) under several loading patterns, and to describe the material database that will be used later on in this volume to demonstrate the application of the developed theories for the fatigue life prediction of the examined material.

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Vassilopoulos, A.P., Keller, T. (2011). Experimental Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials. In: Fatigue of Fiber-reinforced Composites. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-181-3_2

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