Parametric study of scarf joints in composite structures

Composite Structures

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 364-376

  Gunnion, Andrew J ^a   Herszberg, Israel ^a  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon epoxy composite; Finite element analysis; Scarf repair; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ADHESIVE STRESS; CARBON EPOXY COMPOSITE; SCARF JOINT REPAIR;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

AERODYNAMICS; COMPOSITE; EPOXY RESIN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; REPAIR; STRESS;

EID: 33745744954     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.04.053     Document Type: Article

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