Predicting degradation in bonded composite joints using a semi-coupled finite-element method

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-248

  Ashcroft, I A ^a   Abdel Wahab, M M ^b   Crocombe, A D ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COUPLED STRESS-DIFFUSION METHOD;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0041527138     PISSN: 15376494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376490306744     Document Type: Article

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