Methodology to analyze aerospace structures repaired with a bonded composite patch

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 395-412

  Naboulsi, S ^a   Mall, S ^b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; REPAIR;

ADHESIVE BONDING; AEROSPACE STRUCTURES; BONDED COMPOSITE PATCHES;

STRAIN;

EID: 0033361455     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0309324991513849     Document Type: Article

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