A comparison of failure prediction methods for an adhesively bonded composite beam

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-185

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesively bonded composite beam; Analytical solutions; Failure prediction; Finite element analyses; Hybrid methods

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BONDING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ADHESIVELY BONDED COMPOSITE BEAM; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BEAM THEORY; FAILURE PREDICTION METHODS; FOUR POINT BENDING; HYBRID METHODS; THREE POINT BENDING;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 1842736111     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/030932404773123903     Document Type: Article

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