Strain energy release rate determination of prescribed cracks in adhesively-bonded single-lap composite joints with thick bondlines

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 863-873

  Yang, Chihdar ^a   Chadegani, Alireza ^a   Tomblin, John S ^a  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Fracture; C. Analytical modeling; C. Laminate mechanics; C. VCCT; E. Joints joining

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD LIMITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN ENERGY;

ADHESIVE STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS; ANALYTICAL MODELING; LAMINATED PLATE THEORY; LINEAR ELASTIC THEORY;

CRACKS;

EID: 43049110223     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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