Integrity of hybrid steel-to-composite joints for marine application

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-246

  Boyd, S W ^a   Blake, J I R ^a   Shenoi, R A ^a   Kapadia, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b VT Group (Halmatic)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Fatigue life characterization; Hybrid steel to composite joints; Residual strength tests

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPACTION; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; OCEAN STRUCTURES; POLYMERS; STEEL; TENSILE TESTING; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; HYBRID MATERIALS; PULTRUSION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FATIGUE LIFE CHARACTERIZATION; HYBRID STEEL-TO-COMPOSITE JOINTS; PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE ANALYSIS; RESIDUAL STRENGTH TESTS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; WEIBULL CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 13444310693     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147509020421800403     Document Type: Article

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