A study of adhesively bonded joints subjected to constant and variable amplitude fatigue

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1189-1196

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

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Fatigue life prediction; Joints; Variable amplitude loading

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

CRACK GROWTH ACCELERATION; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; STRESS CYCLES; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOADING;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 2942634785     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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