Online Remaining Fatigue Life Prognosis for Composite Materials Based on Strain Data and Stochastic Modeling

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Abstract

The present study utilizes a state-of-the-art stochastic modeling with structural health monitoring (SHM) data derived from strain measurements, in order to assess the remaining useful life (RUL) online in composite materials under fatigue loading. Non-Homogenous Hidden Semi Markov model (NHHSMM) is a suitable candidate with a rich mathematical structure capable of describing the composite’s multi-state damage evolution in time. The proposed model uses as input SHM data in the form of strain measurements obtained from the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique to a coupon-level constant amplitude fatigue test campaign. The obtained from the stochastic model RUL estimations are compared with the actual RUL and the effectiveness of the prognosis is discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-37
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume713
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Composite materials
  • Fatigue
  • strain data
  • stochastic models

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