Determination of hygrothermal ageing effects in sandwich construction joints using thermoelastic stress analysis

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-223

  Earl, J S ^a   Dulieu Barton, J M ^a   Shenoi, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Adhesive joints; B. Hygrothermal effect; C. Sandwich; Thermoelastic stress analysis (TSA)

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; COMPACTION; DATA REDUCTION; THERMOELASTICITY;

AGEING EFFECTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

AGING; COMPRESSION; MARINE FOULING; STRESS; T-JOINT; THERMOELASTICITY;

AGING; COMPRESSION; FOULING; STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

EID: 0037291476     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00252-X     Document Type: Article

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