SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1977
STP26934S
Effect of Time at Load on Fatigue Response of [(0/ ± 45/90) ] T300/5208 Graphite-Epoxy Laminate
SourceResults of an experimental program, designed to test a time at load fatigue failure hypothesis for composites, are discussed. In order to minimize the influence of various test and material variables, testing was performed using a trapezoidal loading waveform with constant loading rates and sufficiently long hold times at load to minimize the effect of hysteresis heating. The results indicate that the fatigue life of [(0/ ±45/90)s]2 T300/5208 graphite-epoxy specimens can be explained by using time at load as a fatigue criterion.
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Sendeckyj, GP
Structural Mechanics Division, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Stalnaker, HD
Structural Mechanics Division, Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
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Developed by Committee: D30
Pages: 39–52
DOI: 10.1520/STP26934S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4690-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-4490-3