Design, analysis and performance of adhesively bonded composite patch repair of cracked aluminum aircraft panels

Composite Structures

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 258-270

  Okafor, A Chukwujekwu ^a,b   Singh, Navdeep ^a,b   Enemuoh, U E ^a   Rao, S V ^a,b  

^a Center for Intelligent Systems   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesively bonded composite patches; Aging aircraft; Composite patch design; Composite patch repair; Linear and non linear three dimensional finite element analysis; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ALUMINUM; CRACKS; DURABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SERVICE LIFE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE TESTING;

ADHESIVELY BONDED COMPOSITE PATCHES; AGING AIRCRAFT; COMPOSITE PATCH DESIGN; COMPOSITE PATCH REPAIR; LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ADHESION; AIRCRAFT; COMPOSITE; REPAIR;

EID: 27744550763     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.02.023     Document Type: Article

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