Simulation and measurement of the self-heating phenomenon of carbon/epoxy laminated composites under fatigue loading

In the present research, the self-heating phenomenon in laminated composites under fatigue loading was studied. The generated-dissipated energy (GDE) model was developed to calculate the generated energy due to the viscoelastic nature of the matrix, and the dissipated energy through the convection and conduction mechanisms. To consider the effects of irreversible fatigue failure modes in laminated composites, the GDE model was coupled with the...