Fatigue life prediction and experiment research for composite laminates with circular hole

Abstract

Based on the fatigue prediction model of exponential function and Whitney-Nuismer(WN) criterion of static strength for the composite material laminate with a circular hole, the stress correct factor (β) was put forward and a new fatigue prediction model for composite material laminate was set up. T300/KH304, which is recently studied and is a high capability composite material, was used as the raw material. In order to gain the factor β, the fatigue experiments of the laminates with holes in different diameters and the same ratio of width to diameter were conducted. The fatigue analysis and tests of the laminates with a hole 5 mm in diameter are carried out at different stress levels, and the results meet the engineering requirement. The simple, prompt and practical method is provided for the prediction of S-N curve of composite laminate with a circular hole.

Keywords

composite material / fatigue / Whitney-Nuismer criterion / laminate with a hole

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