Estimation of the Residual Fatigue Life of Laminated Composites Under a Multistage Cyclic Loading

Problems on estimation of the residual fatigue life of laminated composites under a multistage regular cyclic loading (with a constant amplitude at each loading stage) are among the most frequently ones encountered in the practice of fatigue life estimations of laminated composites. There are several methods for solving these problems, but their use not always gives results of acceptable accuracy. To improve the accuracy of such estimations for the type of cyclic loading mentioned, a special model of nonlinear accumulation of fatigue damage is proposed.