On the fatigue response of aluminium specimens reinforced with carbon-epoxy patches

Composite Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-246

  Pastor, Marie Laetitia ^a   Balandraud, Xavier ^a   Grédiac, Michel ^a   Robert, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Composite patch; Fatigue life; Reinforcement; Transverse shear stress

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE PATCH; PATCHED STRUCTURES; TRANSVERSE SHEAR STRESSS;

ALUMINUM;

CARBON FIBER; EPOXY RESIN; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LOADING (TESTING); MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRENGTH; STRESS;

EID: 38349036055     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.10.038     Document Type: Article

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