Code
3G009015
Duration
01 January 2015 → 31 December 2020
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Design theories and methods
- Mechanics
- Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
- Composites and hybrid materials
Keywords
variable amplitude loads
composites
fatigue
multi-axial loads
multi-scale modelling
Project description
The core idea of this project is to develop a consistent multi-scale modelling framework for fatigue damage in unidirectionally reinforced composites. Three scales are distinguished: (i) the micro-scale, (ii) the meso-scale and (iii) the macro-scale. Testing procedures are developed to generate reliable and consistent baseline data for multi-axial and variable-amplitude fatigue loading.