Creep and Fatigue in Polymer Matrix Composites

Creep and Fatigue in Polymer Matrix Composites, Second Edition, updates the latest research in modeling and predicting creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites. The first part of the book reviews the modeling of viscoelastic and viscoplastic behavior as a way of predicting performance and service life. Final sections discuss techniques for modeling creep rupture and failure and how to test and predict long-term creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites.

• Reviews the latest research in modeling and predicting creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites
• Puts a specific focus on viscoelastic and viscoplastic modeling
• Features the time-temperature-age superposition principle for predicting long-term response
• Examines the creep rupture and damage interaction, with a particular focus on time-dependent failure criteria for the lifetime prediction of polymer matrix composite structures that are illustrated using experimental cases