Strength of RTM single lap joints with transverse stitching

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 137, Issue , 1998, Pages 195-202

  Tong, L ^a   Cleaves, K ^a   Kruckenberg, T ^b   Steven, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Aerospace Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Composites; Lap Joints; Resin Transfer Moulding; Strength; Transverse Stitching

Indexed keywords

RESIN TRANSFER MOULDED SINGLE LAP JOINTS; TRANSVERSE STITCHING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; EPOXY RESINS; PREFORMING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0031986206     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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