An experimental study on the Charpy impact response of cracked aluminum plates repaired with GFRP or CFRP composite patches

Composite Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 270-274

  Khalili, S M R ^a,b   Ghadjar, R ^a   Sadeghinia, M ^a   Mittal, R K ^c  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum plate; Composite patch; Crack length; Energy absorption; Impact test

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM PLATING; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FIBERS; GLASS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REINFORCEMENT; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TESTING; WEAVING;

ABSORBED ENERGIES; ALUMINUM PLATE; CARBON FIBRES; CFRP COMPOSITES; CHARPY IMPACT TESTS; CHARPY IMPACTS; COMPOSITE PATCH; CRACK LENGTH; CRACKED ALUMINUM PLATES; EDGE-CRACKS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIBRE REINFORCED; IMPACT TEST; SPECIMEN WIDTHS; WOVEN GLASS;

CRACKS;

ABSORPTION; CARBON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; LENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 61749091961     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.07.032     Document Type: Article

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