Experimental and numerical failure analysis of bolted joints in CFRP woven laminates

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 1018, 1998, Pages 445-450

  Andreasson N ^a   Mackinlay, C P ^a   Soutis, C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; BOLTED JOINTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BEARING STRENGTH; WOVEN LAMINATES;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032182858     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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