Design and performance of bonded patch repairs of composite structures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-271

  Soutis, C ^a   Hu, F Z ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressive strength measurement; Design of bonded joints; Double lap joint; External patch repair; Failure load prediction; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343031112     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954410971532668     Document Type: Article

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