New load introduction concept for improved and simplified delamination beam testing

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-20

  Brandt, F ^a  

^a Aeronautical Research Institute of Sweden   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HINGES; LOAD TESTING; SCREWS; THERMAL EXPANSION; TOUGHNESS;

CORRECTED BEAM THEORY (CBT); DELAMINATION BEAM TESTING; EXPERIMENTAL COMPLIANCE METHOD (ECM); MIXED MODE BENDING (MMB) TESTS; SCREW FIXATION METHOD;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 0031675911     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.1998.tb00582.x     Document Type: Article

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