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Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Dynamic Fatigue of Optical Fibers
Author(s) -
SAKAGUCHI SHIGEKI,
KIMURA TAKAO
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1981.tb09598.x
Subject(s) - humidity , materials science , composite material , silicone , water vapor , dynamic testing , structural engineering , meteorology , physics , engineering
The influence of temperature and humidity on dynamic fatigue characteristics of silicone resin‐coated optical glass fibers is examined. Dynamic fatigue is shown to result from subcritical crack growth. Test results verify that subcritical crack growth during dynamic loading is a thermally activated process and that the effect of humidity on crack growth is a function of water vapor pressure.