The development and application of the load-stroke hysteresis technique for evaluating fatigue damage development in composite materials

A new experimental method was developed to measure the hysteresis loss during a fatigue test from the load and stroke signals of a standard servo-hydraulic materials testing system. The method was used to characterize changes in properties and performance induced by long-term cyclic loading. Advant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baxter, Thomas
Other Authors: Engineering Mechanics
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44593
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052009-040716/