Strength prediction of bolted joints in graphite/epoxy composite laminates

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 521-529

  Tserpes, K I ^a   Labeas, G ^b   Papanikos, P ^b   Kermanidis, Th ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b ISTRAM   (Greece)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Strength; C. Finite element analysis; E. Joints; Progressive damage modelling

Indexed keywords

BOLTED JOINTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHITE; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE MODELS (PDM);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036794556     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(02)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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