Experimental and numerical investigation of the influence of imperfect bonding on the strength of NCF double-lap shear joints

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1673-1682

  Llopart P , Ll ^a   Tserpes, K I ^b   Labeas, G N ^b  

^a PREMIUM AEROTEC GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Double lap shear joints; Finite element analysis; Non crimp fabric composites; Non destructive testing

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE BONDING; FAILURE INITIATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LAP SHEAR; LAP SHEAR STRENGTH; MACROGRAPHS; MESOMECHANICAL MODEL; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NON-CRIMP FABRICS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS; SHEAR FAILURE; SQUEEZE FLOW; ULTRASONIC C-SCAN; XRAY IMAGING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEBONDING; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; DYNAMIC LOADS; FABRICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY FACTOR; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

ADHESIVE PROPERTY; BONDING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 76049084220     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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