Strength wearout of adhesively bonded joints under constant amplitude fatigue

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 820-830

  Shenoy, V ^a   Ashcroft, I A ^a   Critchlow, G W ^a   Crocombe, A D ^b   Abdel Wahab, M M ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesives; Damage; Fatigue; Fracture; Lap shear; Strength wearout

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; ADHESIVES; FRACTURE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ADHESIVELY BONDED JOINTS; ADHESIVELY BONDED LAP JOINTS; CONSTANT AMPLITUDES; DAMAGE; DAMAGE EVOLUTIONS; DAMAGE MEASUREMENTS; DAMAGE PROGRESSIONS; EMPIRICAL CONSTANTS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE CYCLES; FATIGUE CYCLING; FATIGUE LIVES; FATIGUE LOADINGS; FRACTURE SURFACES; IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS; LAP SHEAR; NON-LINEAR; PAPER STRENGTHS; RESIDUAL STRENGTHS; SINGLE LAP JOINTS; STRENGTH WEAROUT;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

EID: 59849104024     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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