Fatigue & damage tolerance of hybrid materials & structures - Some myths, facts & fairytales

Abstract

This paper discusses briefly several aspects related to fatigue and damage tolerance of hybrid materials and structures based upon the reported applied and academic research performed over the last two decades on. The most important aspects observed in both fields are highlighted. Subsequently, the lessons learned from both the academic and applied research fields are being addressed. These lessons are then used to discuss the (recent) developments on hybrid material concept technology in the context of optimizing and designing to increase the fatigue performance and damage tolerance of structures. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009.