Cutout shape and reinforcement design for composite C-section beams under shear load

Composite Structures

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-187

  Guo, S ^a   Morishima, R ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Mills, A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C section beam; Composite channel section; Cutout; Edge reinforcement; Fibre tow placement

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; DIAMONDS; FIBERS; LAMINATES; SPACECRAFT; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

C-SECTION BEAM; COMPOSITE CHANNEL SECTION; CUTOUT; EDGE REINFORCEMENT; FIBRE TOW PLACEMENT;

REINFORCEMENT;

BEAM; COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRESS;

EID: 58349118092     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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