Delamination damage analyses of FRP composite spar wingskin joints with modified elliptical adhesive load coupler profile

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 4-6, 2008, Pages 189-205

  Panigrahi, S K ^a   Pradhan, B ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Delamination; FEA; GFRP; Spar wingskin joints

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BASE WIDTHS; COUPLED STRESSES; DAMAGE ANALYSIS; DELAMINATION PROPAGATIONS; FAILURE CRITERIONS; FEA; FRP COMPOSITES; GFRP; INTERFACIAL SURFACES; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES; MODIFIED CRACK CLOSURE INTEGRALS; SPAR WINGSKIN JOINTS; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATES; STRESS VARIATIONS;

STEEL SHEET;

EID: 56749161677     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-008-9067-1     Document Type: Article

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