Bonded composite repair of fatigue-cracked primary aircraft structure

Composite Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 431-443

  Baker, Alan ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Aircraft structure; Composites; Fatigue cracking; Repair technology; Smart structures

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BONDING; CRACK PROPAGATION; DURABILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; REPAIR;

ADHESIVE BONDING; MECHANICALLY FASTENED METALLIC PATCHES; RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

AIRCRAFT; CRACKING; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; REPAIR;

EID: 0033304354     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(00)00011-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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