Finite element analysis of bolted connections for PFRP composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 339-349

  Hassan, Nahla K ^a   Mohamedien, Mohamed A ^b   Rizkalla, Sami H ^c  

^a The British University in Egypt   (Egypt)

^b Port Said University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bolted connections; Composite laminates; Composite materials; Finite element; Tensor polynomial failure criterion

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FASTENERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOLT HOLE CONTACT PROBLEM; BOLTED CONNECTIONS; FAILURE MODE; FAILURE STRENGTH; LOAD DISTRIBUTION; TSAI-WU TENSOR POLYNOMIAL FAILURE CRITERION; ULTIMATE LOAD;

BOLTED JOINTS;

EID: 0029695495     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-8368(95)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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