Effect of environment on the fatigue of bonded composite joints. Part 1: Testing and fractography

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-58

  Ashcroft, I A ^a   Wahab, M M Abdel ^b   Crocombe, A D ^b   Hughes, D J ^c   Shaw, S J ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GLASS TRANSITION; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MOISTURE DETERMINATION; REDUCTION;

BONDED COMPOSITE JOINTS; LAP-STRAP JOINTS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0342420600     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00131-7     Document Type: Article

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