Crack patching: An experimental evaluation of fatigue crack growth

Composite Structures

Volumn 67, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 229-238

  Jones, Rhys ^a   Barter, S ^b   Molent, L ^b   Pitt, S ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LINEAR SYSTEMS;

CRACK LENGTH; CRACK PATCHING; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH;

CRACKS;

CRACKING; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; REPAIR;

EID: 10644237206     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.09.020     Document Type: Article

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