Structural response of a hybrid composite/aluminum strut assembly

Composite Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-171

  Caccese, Vincent ^a   Kabche, Jean Paul ^a   Berube, Keith A ^a   Boone, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Composites; Connections; Hybrid structures

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BONDING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYBRID MATERIALS; LOAD TESTING;

ADHESIVE BONDING; HYBRID COMPOSITE/ALUMINUM STRUT ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

STRUTS;

ADHESIVE AGENT; COMPOSITE; EPOXY RESIN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TESTING;

EID: 33847637667     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.04.075     Document Type: Article

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