Experimental study on clamping effects on the tensile strength of composite plates with a bolt-filled hole

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1215-1229

  Yan, Y ^a   Wen, W D ^a   Chang, F K ^a   Shyprykevich, P ^b  

^a 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTED JOINTS; CLAMPING DEVICES; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LOADS (FORCES); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIOGRAPHY; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BOLT FILLED HOLE; BYPASS LOAD; FIBER MATRIX SPLITTING; NOTCH STRENGTH;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033362963     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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