The present doctoral thesis has developed an approach to the lifetime assessment of structural components manufactured from carbon fibre-reinforced sheet moulding compounds on the basis of extensive experimental tests. The developed method was transposed in a consistent simulation chain using commercial software tools. Relevant influencing factors such as fibre orientation, variable loads and geometrical notches were considered in the model approaches. A final validation of the method confirmed its applicability.     «

The present doctoral thesis has developed an approach to the lifetime assessment of structural components manufactured from carbon fibre-reinforced sheet moulding compounds on the basis of extensive experimental tests. The developed method was transposed in a consistent simulation chain using commercial software tools. Relevant influencing factors such as fibre orientation, variable loads and geometrical notches were considered in the model approaches. A final validation of the method confirmed...     »