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Project

Experimental and numerical study of the dynamic behavior of welded joints in fiber reinforced thermoplastics
Code
01E03409
Duration
01 October 2009 → 20 November 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Composites and hybrid materials
Keywords
reinforced thermoplastics
 
Project description

Until now, research of fusion bonded joints between reinforced thermoplastics mainly focussed on the welding process. There is only limited information available on the fatigue behaviour of these joints. This project aims to study the fatigue behaviour of fusion bonded composites and to develop a material model, which takes both crack initiation and growth into account.