Fatigue life evaluation of aligned plant fibre composites through S-N curves and constant-life diagrams
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Article Title | Fatigue life evaluation of aligned plant fibre composites through S-N curves and constant-life diagrams |
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ERA Journal ID | 4884 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Shah, Darshil U. (Author), Schubel, Peter J. (Author), Clifford, Mike J. (Author) and Licence, Peter (Author) |
Journal Title | Composites Science and Technology |
Journal Citation | 74, pp. 139-149 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0266-3538 |
1879-1050 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.10.015 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266353812003879 |
Abstract | There is a noticeable lack of fatigue data on plant fibre composites (PFCs) which seriously limits their prospective use in fatigue critical components. The objective of this manuscript is to provide a complete set of fatigue data on vacuum infused aligned PFCs. S-N lifetime diagrams have been constructed to investigate the effect of i) plant fibre type/quality, ii) fibre content, iii) textile architecture, and iv) stress ratio, on PFC cyclic loading behaviour. At each stage, the fatigue performance of PFCs is compared to that of E-glass/polyester (GFRP) composites. A comprehensive constant-life diagram has been generated for hemp/polyester composites to facilitate life prediction of a PFC component. |
Keywords | polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); natural fibres; fatigue; S-N diagrams; constant-life diagrams |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401602. Composite and hybrid materials |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3yv5/fatigue-life-evaluation-of-aligned-plant-fibre-composites-through-s-n-curves-and-constant-life-diagrams
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