Strain-energy release rate analysis of adhesive-bonded composite joints with prescribed interlaminar crack

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-215

  Chadegani, Alireza ^a,c   Yang, Chihdar ^a,c   Dan Jumbo, Eugene ^b,c  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABAQUS; ADHESIVES; COMPUTATION THEORY; CRACK CLOSURE; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; GLASS CERAMICS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; FIELD DISPLACEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; INTERLAMINAR CRACKS; LAMINATED PLATE THEORY; SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 60049099672     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.37513     Document Type: Conference Paper

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