Finite element analysis of cracks in aging aircraft structures with bonded composite-patch repairs

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 505-510

  Gu, Linxia ^a   Kasavajhala, Ananth Ram Mahanth ^a   Zhao, Shijia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Lamina ply; B. Adhesion; B. Stress transfer; C. Finite element analysis; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

A. LAMINA/PLY; ADHESIVE BOND; AGING AIRCRAFT; B. ADHESION; B. STRESS TRANSFER; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; CONTOUR INTEGRAL METHODS; CRACK MOUTH OPENING DISPLACEMENT; CRACKED STRUCTURES; EPOXY FILMS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PATCH REPAIR; PLY COMPOSITES; PLY ORIENTATION; TRANSFER LOADS; V-NOTCHES;

ADHESION; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; CRACK TIPS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REPAIR; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79951551688     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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