Investigation of a cracked thick aluminum panel repaired with a bonded composite patch

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-323

  Schubbe, J J ^a   Mall, S ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Aging aircraft; Aircraft repair; Bonded repairs; Composite patch repair; Crack patching; Crack repair

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; ALUMINUM; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRACK PROPAGATION; REPAIR; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMAL STRESS;

ADHESIVE BONDING; COMPOSITE REPAIR PATCH; CRACK PATCHING;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032660852     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(99)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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