Abstract
In this study, bending fatigue behaviour of laminated composite beams has been investigated numerically and experimentally. The beams are made of carbon/epoxy, glass/epoxy and carbon/aramid/epoxy composite laminates. A heated vacuum table is used for the production of composite beams. The static and fatigue tests are performed using a universal test machine. The bending test of the laminated beam is modeled using the finite element method. The static analysis results are compared to the experimental results for the validation of the model. The fatigue safety factors are calculated using the finite element method.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, CST 2008 |
| Publisher | Civil-Comp Press |
| Volume | 88 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781905088232 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, CST 2008 - Athens, Greece Duration: 2 Sept 2008 → 5 Sept 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, CST 2008 |
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| Country/Territory | Greece |
| City | Athens |
| Period | 2/09/08 → 5/09/08 |
Keywords
- Bending test
- Composite
- Cyclic loading
- Fatigue
- Finite element method
- Laminated beam