Comparison of the effectiveness of boron/epoxy and graphite/epoxy patches for repaired cracks emanating from a semicircular notch edge

Composite Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 514-522

  Ouinas, D ^a,b   Bouiadjra, B B ^b   Serier, B ^b   SaidBekkouche, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Adhesively bonded composite patches; Composite patch reinforcement; Crack growth; Finite element analysis; Notch root; Stress intensity factor (SIF)

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SERVICE LIFE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ADHESIVELY BONDED COMPOSITE PATCH REPAIR TECHNIQUE; COMPOSITE PATCH REINFORCEMENT; NOTCH ROOT;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

ADHESIVE PROPERTY; BORON FIBER; CRACKING; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRAPHITE FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OPTIMIZATION; REPAIR; STRESS;

EID: 33847634861     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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