Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications
Fatigue Equation Considerations for the American Society of Civil Engineers Pre-Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design of Pultruded Fiber-reinforced Polymer Structures
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-10-2012
Journal Title
Journal of Composite Materials
Volume
47
Issue
16
First Page
1943
Last Page
1949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998312452895
Abstract
A recently completed pre-standard for load and resistance factor design of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer structures includes an S-N fatigue life prediction model for the design of components, which will experience cyclic loading. The prediction is independent of material and geometric properties and is shown to be overly conservative when applied to experimental data. A different model, developed at the Constructed Facilities Center at West Virginia University, is combined with the pre-standard model in order to incorporate material and geometric properties and improve life prediction accuracy from an over-prediction of 50× cycles to failure to only 5×.
Keywords
Fatigue, standards, fiber-reinforced polymer structures, pultrusion, load and resistance factor design
Recommended Citation
Dittenber, David and GangaRao, Hota V.S., "Fatigue Equation Considerations for the American Society of Civil Engineers Pre-Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design of Pultruded Fiber-reinforced Polymer Structures" (2012). Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications. 422.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/engineering_and_computer_science_publications/422
