Cumulative Damage Model for Glass-Fiber Reinforced Composites under Two Blocks Loading

Abstract

A fatigue damage accumulation model for composite materials is proposed. There is unanimity on the complex nature of the mechanisms of damage inherent to these types of materials. This led to proposals for nonlinear models, but relatively expensive in experimental requirements and determination of parameters. Thus, the proposed model is simple and does not require parameters apart the ultimate strength and the fatigue curve. A program is developed to allow the follow-up of the damage evolution during the cycles of loading. The proposed model is applied to E-Glass/Epoxy [0°/90°] under two blocks loading. Prediction results are relatively good and fit well with the experimental results compared to similar models.