%0 Journal Article %1 eelli1998fatigue %A E.Elli, %A Guida, C.G. %A Catenacci, A. %D 1998 %K Composite Fatigue IR Insulator Test destructive fiberglass not rods thermography %T Fatigue and monitoring of polymer insulators %X Fatigue and fracture are topics of primary importance to the development of damage tolerant composite structures and to the certification of composite products. This paper reports about extensive laboratory tests that have been performed on polymer rod insulators aimed to gain experience on fatigue performance of such components. Fatigue bending tests have been performed up to 2 million cycles and typical curves have been traced to describe the behaviour of the material. The results of these tests give indication on life estimation related to the expected service loads. the reduction of mechanical strength found after the ageing and fatigue cycles is a useful parameter for ~he safe design of insulators exposed to severe service conditions. In addition the paper presents the preliminary results of a new diagnostic experimental methodology based on IR thermography to detect the defects in the fiberglass rods of insulators.

@article{eelli1998fatigue, abstract = {Fatigue and fracture are topics of primary importance to the development of damage tolerant composite structures and to the certification of composite products. This paper reports about extensive laboratory tests that have been performed on polymer rod insulators aimed to gain experience on fatigue performance of such components. Fatigue bending tests have been performed up to 2 million cycles and typical curves have been traced to describe the behaviour of the material. The results of these tests give indication on life estimation related to the expected service loads. the reduction of mechanical strength found after the ageing and fatigue cycles is a useful parameter for ~he safe design of insulators exposed to severe service conditions. In addition the paper presents the preliminary results of a new diagnostic experimental methodology based on IR thermography to detect the defects in the fiberglass rods of insulators.}, added-at = {2021-03-03T23:45:10.000+0100}, author = {E.Elli and Guida, C.G. and Catenacci, A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/277762ace9a3b813592668e908ffbb5a9/ceps}, interhash = {cf8f37670c68223e105ca43bfe5e0af5}, intrahash = {77762ace9a3b813592668e908ffbb5a9}, keywords = {Composite Fatigue IR Insulator Test destructive fiberglass not rods thermography}, timestamp = {2023-12-21T15:03:51.000+0100}, title = {Fatigue and monitoring of polymer insulators}, year = 1998 }