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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2025)

Published: September 9, 2025

Pages: 92-111

Review Article

Composite Materials Under Fatigue Loading: General Review

Mariam Kadhiam Chaloob 1 Rafil Mahmood Laftah 1
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
History
  • Received: October 8, 2024
  • Revised: October 21, 2024
  • Accepted: November 5, 2024
  • Available Online: August 16, 2025
DOI

https://doi.org/10.33971/bjes.25.1.12

Abstract

Advanced applications, such as aircraft manufacturing, require sophisticated materials. Composite materials are among these advanced materials and offer several advantages, including high strength and low weight. Given that these applications experience repeated loading, studying fatigue in composite materials is essential. This paper provides a comprehensive review of fatigue failure in composite materials, focusing on the types of fatigue loads, the characteristics of composite materials, and the damage mechanisms. Additionally, we discuss modelling and simulation techniques to understand fatigue behavior and the standards necessary for conducting fatigue failure testing in composite materials. The study of fatigue in composite materials is diverse, reflecting the materials' complexity, which varies across scales. Due to composite materials' heterogeneity, numerical modelling can be challenging. It often requires numerous constants that change with various factors, which can only be determined through experimental test. As a result, studying fatigue in composite materials can be costly.

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