On the design methodology of scarf repairs to composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-46

  Wang, Chun H ^a   Gunnion, Andrew J ^b  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Adhesive joints; C. Failure criterion; C. Laminate; C. Stress concentrations; E. Joining

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SCARFING; SHEAR STRAIN; STACKING FAULTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

SCARF REPAIR; STACKING SEQUENCE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH; STRESS;

EID: 35448985667     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.05.045     Document Type: Article

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