Effect of adhesive thickness on fatigue and fracture of toughened epoxy joints - Part I: Experiments

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-162

  Azari, S ^a   Papini, M ^b   Spelt, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adhesive thickness; Fatigue crack growth; Fatigue threshold; Quasi static fracture; Toughened epoxy

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE THICKNESS; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE THRESHOLD; QUASISTATIC FRACTURE; TOUGHENED EPOXY;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; LOADING;

CRACKS;

EID: 78650299667     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.06.025     Document Type: Article

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