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FROM:
Carlos G. Davila (1) and Chiara Bisagni (2)
(1) Structural Mechanics and Concepts Branch, Hampton, VA, 23681, USA
(2) Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, 2629HS Delft, The Netherlands
“Fatigue life of postbuckled structures with indentation damage”, ECCM17: 17th European Conference on Composite Materials, Munich, Germany, 26-30 June 2016
ABSTRACT: The fatigue life of composite stiffened panels with indentation damage was investigated experimentally using single stringer compression specimens. Indentation damage was induced on one of the two flanges of each stringer. The experiments were conducted using advanced instrumentation, including digital image correlation, passive thermography, and in-situ ultrasonic scanning. Specimens with initial indentation damage lengths of 32 mm to 56 mm were tested quasi-statically and in fatigue, and the effects of cyclic load amplitude and damage size were studied. A means of comparison of the damage propagation rates and collapse loads based on a stress intensity measure and the Paris law is proposed.
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