Modelling the tensile fracture behaviour of CFRP scarf repairs

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-157

  Campilho, R D S G ^a   de Moura, M F S F ^a   Pinto, A M G ^b   Morais, J J L ^c   Domingues, J J M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Fracture; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); Repair

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LAMINATES;

A. LAMINATES; ADHESIVE LAYERS; B. FRACTURE; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); CARBON EPOXIES; COHESIVE LAWS; DAMAGE MODELS; FAILURE PATHS; INITIAL STIFFNESS; INTERLAMINAR; INVERSE METHODS; MAXIMUM LOADS; MIXED MODES; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SCARF REPAIRS; TENSILE BEHAVIOURS; TENSILE FRACTURES;

REPAIR;

EID: 58849088376     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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