Creep and Fatigue in Polymer Matrix Composites

Part I Viscoelastic and viscoplastic modeling
1. Viscoelastic constitutive modeling of creep and stress relaxation in polymers and polymer matrix composites
2. Time–temperature–age superposition principle for predicting long-term response of linear viscoelastic materials
3. Effect of moisture on elastic and viscoelastic properties of fibre reinforced plastics
4. Time-dependent behavior of active/intelligent polymer matrix composites incorporating piezoceramic fibers
5. Predicting the viscoelastic behavior of polymer nanocomposites
6. Creep analysis of polymer matrix composites using viscoplastic models
7. Micromechanical modeling of viscoelastic behavior of polymer matrix composites undergoing large deformations

Part II Creep rupture
8. Micromechanical modeling of time-dependent failure in off-axis polymer matrix composites
9. Time-dependent failure criteria for lifetime prediction of polymer matrix composite structures
10. Time-dependent damage evolution in multiple plies of multidirectional polymer composite laminates under creep loading

Part III Fatigue modeling, characterization and monitoring
11. Accelerated testing methodology for predicting long-term creep and fatigue in polymer matrix composites
12. A Physics-Based Combined Creep and Fatigue Methodology for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
13. Fatigue testing methods for polymer matrix composites
14. A theory for mathematical framework of fatigue damage on S-N plane
15. The effect of viscoelasticity on fatigue behaviour of polymer matrix composites
16. Characterization of viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity and damage in composites
17. Structural health monitoring of composite structures for durability

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

Researchers in industry and academia, and PhD students wishing to keep up to date on information about fatigue behavior and modeling of composite materials; researchers, engineers and graduate students who work in the area of fatigue of composite materials