Crack growth induced delamination on steel members reinforced by prestressed composite patch

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 429-438

  Colombi, P ^a   Bassetti, A ^b   Nussbaumer, A ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Composite patch reinforcement; Debond crack; Strain energy release rate

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BONDING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; PRESTRESSED MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN;

ADHESIVE PLATE INTERFACE DEBOND; CRACK GROWTH INDUCED DELAMINATION; DEBOND CRACK; MODIFIED VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PRESTRESSED COMPOSITE PATCH; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

STEEL BRIDGES;

EID: 0037852160     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2003.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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