Fatigue Life Prediction of Composites and Composite Structures (Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering)

Fatigue Life Prediction of Composites and Composite Structures, Second Edition is a comprehensive review of fatigue damage and fatigue life prediction methodologies for composites and how they can be used in practice. In this new edition existing chapters are brought fully up-to-date to cover the most recent developments in the field and include new topics previously not covered. The use of composites is growing in structural applications in many industries including aerospace, marine, wind turbine and civil engineering. However, there are uncertainties about the long-term performance of these composites and how they will perform under cyclic fatigue loading. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors this book will be 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 Covers a wide range of techniques for predicting fatigue both the theoretical background and practical applications

• | Author: Anastasios Vassilopoulos
• | Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• | Publication Date: Oct 09, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 764 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0081025750
• | ISBN-13: 9780081025758