Tests were conducted measuring the fatigue lives of 150 mm by 10 mm by 2 mm short glass fiber reinforced Copolyamide coupons under different types of cyclic loads. The fatigue lives measured in these tests were compared to those provided by the Generalized Miner’s Rule, and good agreements were found between the test and model results.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
1. A. Zago, G. S. Springer, “Constant Amplitude Fatigue of Short Glass and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics,”Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 20(7):564-595.
2.
2. M. A. Miner, “Cumulative Damage in Fatigue,”Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 67, pp. A159-A164, 1945.
3.
3. W. Hwang, K. S. Han, “Cumulative Damage Models and Multi-Stress Fatigue Prediction,”Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 20, pp. 125-153, 1986.
4.
4. S. D. Downing, D. F. Socie, “Simple Rainflow Counting Algorithms,”International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 4, pp. 31-40, 1982.
