Influence of environmental and geometric parameters on the behavior of fastener joints in advanced composites

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1285, Issue , 1997, Pages 432-451

  Parida, Basant K ^a   Prakash, Raghu V ^a   Mangalgiri, Prakash D ^b   Vijayaraju, K ^b  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

^b AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber epoxy composite; Composite materials; Double shear bearing strength; Environmental degradation; Fatigue (materials); Fracture (materials); Hole deformation; Hot wet environment; Single shear bearing strength

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BOLTS; DEGRADATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MOISTURE; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS; BEARING CAPACITY; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL TESTING;

BEARING STRESS; DOUBLE SHEAR BEARING STRENGTH; HOLE DEFORMATION; HYGROTHERMAL AGING; SINGLE SHEAR BEARING STRENGTH; BEARING STRENGTH TEST; BIDIRECTIONAL FABRIC PREPREG; CARBON FIBER EPOXY COMPOSITE; HOT WET ENVIRONMENT; UNIDIRECTIONAL PREPREG TAPE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030609361     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp19941s     Document Type: Article

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