Elsevier Creep and Fatigue in Polymer Matrix Composites (Woodhead Publishing in Materials) (Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering)

Creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites reviews ways of modelling creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites with the aim of predicting and preventing failure. Part 1 focuses on viscoelastic and viscoplastic modelling. Part 2 covers environmental effects and stress corrosion while Part 3 analyses creep rupture and damage interaction. Part 4 investigates fatigue modelling and characterization and Part 5 covers the monitoring of creep and fatigue. Key Features: reviews the latest research in modelling and predicting creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites; a specific focus on viscoelestic and viscoplastic modelling features the time-temperature-age superposition principle for predicting long-term response; creep rupture and damage interaction is examined with particular focus on time-dependent failure criteria for lifetime prediction of polymer matrix composite structures illustrated using experimental cases. Contents: Part 1 Viscoelastic and viscoplastic modelling: Viscoelastic constitutive modeling of creep and stress relaxation in polymers and polymer matrix composites; Time-temperature-age superposition principle for predicting long-term response of linear viscoelastic materials; Time-dependent behaviour of active/intelligent polymer matrix composites incorporating piezoceramic fibers; Predicting the elastic-viscoplastic and creep behaviour of polymer matrix composites using the homogenization theory; Measuring fiber strain and creep behaviour in polymer matrix composites using Raman spectroscopy; Predicting the viscoelastic behaviour of polymer nanocomposites; Constitutive modelling of viscoplastic deformation of polymer matrix composites; Creep analysis of polymer matrix composites using viscoplastic models; Micromechanical modeling of viscoelastic behaviour of polymer matrix composites undergoing large deformations. Part 2 Creep rupture: Fiber bundle models for creep rupture analysis of polymer matrix composites; Micromechanical modelling of time-dependent failure in off-axis polymer matrix composites; Time-dependent failure criteria for lifetime prediction of polymer matrix composite structures. Part 3 Fatigue modelling, characterisation and monitoring: Testing the fatigue strength of fibers used in fiber-reinforced composites using fiber bundle tests; Continuum damage mechanical modelling of creep damage and fatigue in polymer matrix composites; Accelerated testing methodology for predicting long-term creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites; Fatigue testing methods for polymer matrix composites; The effect of viscoelasticity on fatigue behavior of polymer matrix composites; Characterization of vicoelasticity, viscoplasticity and damage in composites; Structural health monitoring of composite structures for durability.