A numerical study on stresses in resin transfer moulding lap joints reinforced with transverse stitching

Composite Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-100

  Tong, L ^a   Steven, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAP JOINTS; RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING (RTM); TRANSVERSE STITCHING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TRANSFER MOLDING;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030230623     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(96)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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