Progressive fracture of adhesively bonded composite structures

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-84

  Minnetyan, L ^a   Chamis, C C ^b  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive bond; Composite Structures; Composites; Damage; Degradation; Durability; Fracture; Laminates; Simulation; Stiffened panel; Structural degradation

Indexed keywords

BONDING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DURABILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ADHESIVE BONDING; PROGRESSIVE FRACTURE; STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

ADHESIVE AGENT; COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; JOINT;

EID: 0033083370     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(98)00069-X     Document Type: Article

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