Combined in-plane and through-the-thickness analysis for failure prediction of bolted composite joints

Composite Structures

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-147

  Kradinov, V ^a   Madenci, E ^a   Ambur, D R ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolt; Failure; Laminate; Lap joints

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

COMBINED COMPLEX POTENTIAL; IN-PLANE SOLUTION METHOD; LAP JOINTS; THROUGH-THE-THICKNESS ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION;

BOLTED JOINTS;

COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METAL; STRESS;

EID: 33748777741     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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