Finite element prediction of fatigue crack propagation lifetime in composite bonded joints

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-222

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive; B. Fatigue; B. Fracture; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON FIBERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR STRESS;

COMPOSITE BONDED JOINTS; FATIGUE DESIGN;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0348039966     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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