Analysis of a hybrid composite/metal bolted connection subjected to flexural loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 450-462

  Caccese, Vincent ^a   Kabche, Jean Paul ^a   Berube, Keith A ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact analysis; Cyclic testing; Hybrid connections; Nonlinear finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBERS; HULLS (SHIP); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CONTACT ANALYSIS; CYCLIC TESTING; FLEXURAL LOADING; HYBRID CONNECTIONS;

BOLTED JOINTS;

BENDING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLEXIBILITY; GLASS FIBER; LOADING (TESTING); METAL; PREDICTIVE MODEL; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250752880     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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