Analysis of cracked aluminum plates repaired with bonded composite patches

AIAA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 369-374

  Sun, C T ^a,b   Klug, J ^a   Arendt, C ^a,c  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; AIRCRAFT; ALUMINUM; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SERVICE LIFE; STRAIN; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ADHESIVE ALUMINUM PLATE INTERFACES; BONDED COMPOSITE PATCHES; CRACKED ALUMINUM PLATES; MINDLIN PLATE THEORY; PATCH ADHESIVE INTERFACES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030079820     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.13073     Document Type: Article

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