Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A Review
Composites are macroscopic combinations of chemically dissimilar materials preferred for new high-tech applications where mechanical performance is an area of interest. Mechanical apprehensions chiefly include tensile, creep, and fatigue loadings; each loading comprises different modes. Fatigue is c...
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| author | Xingzhong Gao Muhammad Umair Yasir Nawab Zeeshan Latif Sheraz Ahmad Amna Siddique Hongyue Yang |
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| description | Composites are macroscopic combinations of chemically dissimilar materials preferred for new high-tech applications where mechanical performance is an area of interest. Mechanical apprehensions chiefly include tensile, creep, and fatigue loadings; each loading comprises different modes. Fatigue is cyclic loading correlated with stress amplitude and the number of cycles while defining the performance of a material. Composite materials are subject to various modes of fatigue loading during service life. Such loadings cause micro invisible to severe visible damage affecting the material’s performance. Mode I fatigue crack propagates via opening lamina governing a visible tear. Recently, there has been an increasing concern about finding new ways to reduce delamination failure, a life-reducing aspect of composites. This review focuses on mode I fatigue behaviours of various preforms and factors determining failures considering different reinforcements with respect to fibres and matrix failures. Numerical modelling methods for life prediction of composites while subjected to fatigue loading are reviewed. Testing techniques used to verify the fatigue performance of composite under mode I load are also given. Approaches for composites’ life enhancement against mode I fatigue loading have also been summarized, which could aid in developing a well-rounded understanding of mode I fatigue behaviours of composites and thus help engineers to design composites with higher interlaminar strength. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6cc7bcd51684ef680cb7f313d573f6b2023-11-24T06:28:12ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602022-10-011421455810.3390/polym14214558Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A ReviewXingzhong Gao0Muhammad Umair1Yasir Nawab2Zeeshan Latif3Sheraz Ahmad4Amna Siddique5Hongyue Yang6School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an 710048, ChinaDepartment of Textile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Textile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Textile Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Textile Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Textile Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanSchool of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an 710048, ChinaComposites are macroscopic combinations of chemically dissimilar materials preferred for new high-tech applications where mechanical performance is an area of interest. Mechanical apprehensions chiefly include tensile, creep, and fatigue loadings; each loading comprises different modes. Fatigue is cyclic loading correlated with stress amplitude and the number of cycles while defining the performance of a material. Composite materials are subject to various modes of fatigue loading during service life. Such loadings cause micro invisible to severe visible damage affecting the material’s performance. Mode I fatigue crack propagates via opening lamina governing a visible tear. Recently, there has been an increasing concern about finding new ways to reduce delamination failure, a life-reducing aspect of composites. This review focuses on mode I fatigue behaviours of various preforms and factors determining failures considering different reinforcements with respect to fibres and matrix failures. Numerical modelling methods for life prediction of composites while subjected to fatigue loading are reviewed. Testing techniques used to verify the fatigue performance of composite under mode I load are also given. Approaches for composites’ life enhancement against mode I fatigue loading have also been summarized, which could aid in developing a well-rounded understanding of mode I fatigue behaviours of composites and thus help engineers to design composites with higher interlaminar strength.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/21/4558mode Ifatigue behaviourfibre reinforced polymer compositestrength improvement |
| spellingShingle | Xingzhong Gao Muhammad Umair Yasir Nawab Zeeshan Latif Sheraz Ahmad Amna Siddique Hongyue Yang Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A Review Polymers mode I fatigue behaviour fibre reinforced polymer composite strength improvement |
| title | Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A Review |
| title_full | Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A Review |
| title_short | Mode I Fatigue of Fibre Reinforced Polymeric Composites: A Review |
| title_sort | mode i fatigue of fibre reinforced polymeric composites a review |
| topic | mode I fatigue behaviour fibre reinforced polymer composite strength improvement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/21/4558 |
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