Experimental and numerical study of composite T-joints for marine application

International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 347-358

  Di Bella, G ^b   Borsellino, C ^a   Pollicino, E ^a   Ruisi, V F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composites; Finite element stress analysis; Joint design

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL FINITE ELEMENT CODES; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT STRESS ANALYSIS; JOINT DESIGNS; T JOINTS; T-JOINTS; TENSILE LOADS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77955227023     PISSN: 01437496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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