Analysis of the effect of stitching on the fatigue strength of single-lap composite joints

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-175

  Aymerich, F ^a   Onnis, R ^a   Priolo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. Fatigue; B. Fracture; C. Finite element analysis; Single lap joints; Stitching

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SINGLE LAP JOINTS; STITCHING;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

COMPOSITE;

EID: 29244481675     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.04.023     Document Type: Article

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