Characterization of disbond effects on fatigue crack growth behavior in aluminum plate with bonded composite patch

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 507-525

  Denney, J J ^a   Mall, S ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Aging aircraft; Aircraft repair; Bonded repair; Crack patching; Delaminations; Disbonds

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALUMINUM; BONDING; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PLATE METAL; REINFORCEMENT; REPAIR;

ALUMINUM PANELS; CRACK PATCHING; DISBOND EFFECT;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

AIRCRAFT; ALUMINUM; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE;

EID: 0031182320     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(97)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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