Vassilopoulos, Anastasios2016-02-122016-02-122016-02-12201010.1533/9781845699796.1https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/123460This chapter aims to provide an overview of the fatigue life prediction methods for composite materials and structures, recalling methods used in the past, discovering the present status and attempting to foresee future trends.FatigueCompositesLife prediction methodsConstant amplitude loadingVariable amplitude loadingS–N curvesResidual strengthResidual stiffnessIntroduction to the fatigue life prediction of composite materials and structures: past, present and future prospectstext::book/monograph::book part or chapter