Fastener pull-through in a carbon fibre epoxy composite joint

Composite Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 291-298

  Elder, D J ^a   Verdaasdonk, A H ^b   Thomson, R S ^a  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Limited ^*  (Australia)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohesive fracture; Composite failure; Fastened joints

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRON; LAMINATES; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PAINTING; PAPER; SHEARING MACHINES; STEEL SHEET; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; 3D FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODELS; CARBON-FIBRE EPOXY COMPOSITES; COHESIVE FAILURES; COHESIVE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; COMPUTATIONALLY EXPENSIVE; FE MODELLING; FE SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); LS-DYNA; PLY INTERFACES; PRE STRESSING; SHEAR FAILURES; THICKNESS SHEAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3 D) MODELING;

PAPER LAMINATES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 46749102058     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.03.041     Document Type: Article

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