Bonded metallic inserts for bolted joints in composite laminates

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-40

  Camanho, P P ^a   Matthews, F L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Inserts; Mechanically fastened bolted joints

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038151167     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146442070021400105     Document Type: Article

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