Ir. Farrow, FATIGUE OF COMPOSITE-MATERIALS UNDER AIRCRAFT SERVICE LOADING, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering, 210(G1), 1996, pp. 101-107
Fatigue damage accumulation and analysis methods are considered for co
mposites and contrasted with metals. The failure of current analysis m
ethods is illustrated and explained by the information missing in load
idealization data. Detailed local strain operational monitoring with
local strain fatigue data is proposed as a future approach to fatigue
life assessment of composite materials under aircraft service loading.