Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos ... 576 pages - Publisher: Woodhead Publishing; 1st edition (July, 2010) ... Language: English - ASIN: B00HLLNVPC by Amazon Digital Services ...
The use of composites is growing in structural applications in many
industries including aerospace, marine, wind turbine and civil
engineering. There are uncertainties about the long term performance of
these composites and how they will perform under cyclic fatigue loading.
Fatigue life prediction of composites and composite structures provides
a comprehensive review of fatigue damage and fatigue life prediction
methodologies for composites and how they can be used in practice. After
an introductory chapter, Part one reviews developments in ways of
modelling composite fatigue life. The second part of the book reviews
developments in predicting composite fatigue life under different
conditions including constant and variable amplitude loading as well as
multiaxial and cyclic loading. Part three then describes applications
such as fatigue life prediction of bonded joints and wind turbine rotor
blades as well as health monitoring of composite structures. With
its distinguished editor and international team of contributors,
Fatigue life prediction of composites and composite structures is 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 structures * Assesses
novel computational methods for fatigue life modelling and prediction
of composite materials under constant amplitude loading * Specific chapters investigate fatigue life prediction of wind turbine rotor blades and bonded joints in composite structures.