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A Probabilistic Model of the Fatigue Life of Composite Materials for Fatigue-Curve Approximations

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A simple mathematical model for the fatigue life of composite materials in which the basic load is taken up by parallel rigid components (fiber strands) is offered. Based on the Markov chain theory, the model allows us to obtain an S-type curve for the growth of internal stresses and to calculate the relationship between the parameters of static strength distribution and the S-N fatigue curve (Wholer curve). The model is too simple and does not provide a numerical coincidence with experimental fatigue-test data, but, when used with additional parameters, it agrees with experiments and can be applied to the model of nonlinear regression in describing the fatigue curve and its variation as the parameters of static strength change.

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  1. Riga Technical University, Riga, LV-1047, Latvia

    Yu. M. Paramonov, M. A. Kleinhof & A. Yu. Paramonova

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Paramonov, Y.M., Kleinhof, M.A. & Paramonova, A.Y. A Probabilistic Model of the Fatigue Life of Composite Materials for Fatigue-Curve Approximations. Mechanics of Composite Materials 38, 485–492 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021718407399

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