Micromechanics of reinforcement and damage initiation in carbon fibre/epoxy composites under fatigue loading 

 -  Composites: Part A, 32A(3-4), p.457-471, 2001 .
<br/><br/> A model single carbon fibre/epoxy composite geometry was subjected to cyclic loading at a maximum strain below the critical fatigue limit of the matrix material. The carbon fibres were pre-strained prior to incorporation in the resin to ensure that they were free of thermally induced compression stresses in the axial direction. A strain controlled cyclic experiment from 0 to 0.5 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>FATIGUE<br/>CARBON FIBRE<br/>EPOXY RESIN<br/>INTERFACE