A constitutive model for fatigue and residual strength predictions of composite laminates

This thesis investigates the fatigue behaviour of fibre-reinforced composite laminates. Fatigue of composite materials is a complex subject both from an experimental and numerical modelling point of view. In this context, we designed a quite extensive experimental campaign to investigate the failure...

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Autor: Llobet Vallejo, Jordi
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/670692
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/670692
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fatigue
Fatiga
Composite materials
Materials compòsits
Materiales compuestos
Continuum damage mechanics
Mecànica del dany continu
Mecánica de daño continuo
Advanced constitutive modelling
Models constitutius avançats
Modelos constitutivos avanzados
Cohesive zone modelling
Model de zona cohesiva
Modelo de zona cohesiva
Failure mechanisms
Mecanismes de fallada
Mecanismos de fallo
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Sumario:This thesis investigates the fatigue behaviour of fibre-reinforced composite laminates. Fatigue of composite materials is a complex subject both from an experimental and numerical modelling point of view. In this context, we designed a quite extensive experimental campaign to investigate the failure mechanisms that occur when the composite material undergoes fatigue. Then, we developed a constitutive model to anticipate the mechanical behaviour and the final strength of the material. This model was implemented inside a finite element code in order to analyse the behaviour of composite structures under different loading scenarios. The final objective of this type of numerical tool is to reduce the number of test and time required for certification of aerospace composite parts