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Effect of Interruptions in Loading on the Durability and Deformability of Structural Plastics

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An alternative way of estimating the durability of structural plastics under stresses σ = const ∼ 0.4-0.8σf(σf is the failure stress) based on test data obtained in multiple rectangular loading-rest cycles is proposed. It is also suggested to employ the decrease in the instantaneous elastic modulus as a criterion for evaluating the residual service life of plastic parts and structures and elucidating the reasons for their early failure. For the first time, a possibility of considerably increasing the durability and endurance of structural plastics under short pulsed loadings with relatively long interruptions at the initial stage of stress concentration is considered. The cases of a significantly increased endurance of plastics caused by long interruptions after some fatigue loading by high-frequency tension cycles with a zero maximum stress are explained. First experimental confirmations of an increased durability and endurance of microcomposites subjected to short pulsed loadings alternating with long interruptions are obtained. The evolution of the effect of the loading-rest modes on the durability of massive specimens, microcomposites, and “dry” fibrous reinforcing fillers is demonstrated with examples of a glass-fabric laminate, a microcomposite, and a nonimpregnated glass strand.

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Korabel'nikov, Y.G. Effect of Interruptions in Loading on the Durability and Deformability of Structural Plastics. Mechanics of Composite Materials 38, 335–350 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020032209231

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