Review of hybrid composites fatigue

Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Dharun Vadugappatty Srinivasan
2021
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Abstract

Hybrid composites become popular and are today used in a large number of contemporary structural applications. When compared to non-hybrid composites, hybridization offers additional benefits since the mixing of cheaper, low-quality fibers, with more expensive fibers of higher quality can improve the properties of a composite without significantly affecting the cost. Among of improvements resulted from the hybridization is the fatigue behavior, although this has not yet been thoroughly investigated for a wide range of hybrid composites. This review article summarizes and discusses the existing works on the fatigue behavior of synthetic and natural fiber reinforced (FRP) hybrid composites, as well as fiber metal laminates (FMLs).

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A review article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. A review article is generally considered a secondary source since it may analyze and discuss the method and conclusions in previously published studies. It resembles a survey article or, in news publishing, overview article, which also surveys and summarizes previously published primary and secondary sources, instead of reporting new facts and results.

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