SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1984
STP30205S

Effect of Fatigue-Induced Defects on the Residual Response of Composite Laminates

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This paper is concerned with the understanding, interpretation, and engineering representation of fatigue damage development in continuous-fiber composite laminates that are fiber dominated, but have significant effects caused by damage in the off-axis plies. It is the objective of this paper to present a description of damage development under tension-tension, tension-compression, and compression-compression cyclic loading that is as complete and generic as possible in the sense that it can be used as a basis for engineering representations and interpretations of the effect of such damage on the strength, stiffness, and life of composite laminates.

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Highsmith, AL
Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Stinchcomb, WW
Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Reifsnider, KL
Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 194–216
DOI: 10.1520/STP30205S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4902-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0218-7