Carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) often show reduced strengths in load application areas compared to metals. The strengths in these areas may be increased locally by substituting CFRP layers with thin steel or titanium sheets. The load carrying capacity of these hybrid laminates is predicted by analytical as well as numerical models and then validated by numerous experiments. The effect of various fluids as well as temperature levels on the load carrying capacity of both CFRP-steel and CFRP-titanium laminates is hereby considered. Further, the degradation of the strengths due to cyclic mechanical loading is quantified experimentally.
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