Modelling of a cracked aluminium plate repaired with composite octagonal patch in mode I and mixed mode

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 590-595

  Ouinas, D ^a   Bachir Bouiadjra, B ^b   Achour, B ^a   Benderdouche, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIDI BEL ABBES   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Cracks and adhesives; Finite element analysis; Octagonal composite patch; Stress intensity factor (SIF)

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE PROPERTIES; ADHESIVELY BONDED COMPOSITE PATCHES; ALUMINIUM PLATES; CENTRAL CRACKS; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; COMPOSITE PATCHES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES; MIXED MODES; OCTAGONAL COMPOSITE PATCH; REPAIR OF STRUCTURES; STRESS INTENSITIES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR (SIF);

AIRCRAFT; ALUMINUM; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT METALS; MAINTENANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; MILITARY AVIATION; MILITARY OPERATIONS; REINFORCEMENT; REPAIR; STRESSES;

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 57149091946     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.05.040     Document Type: Article

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