Improved design methods for scarf repairs to highly strained composite aircraft structure

Composite Structures

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 132-144

  Harman, Alex B ^a   Wang, Chun H ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonded joint; Composite repair; Finite element; Scarf

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REPAIR; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

ADHESIVE STRESSES; CARBON EPOXY COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE REPAIR; PATCH LAY-UP;

SCARFING;

AIRCRAFT; COMPOSITE; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 33745746809     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.04.091     Document Type: Article

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