A highly efficient user-defined finite element for load distribution analysis of large-scale bolted composite structures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1517-1527

  Gray, P J ^a   McCarthy, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Non linear behaviour; Bolted joints; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); BOLTED COMPOSITE JOINT; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); CLOSED FORM; COMPLEX LOADS; DESIGN TOOL; ELASTIC RANGES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINITE ELEMENT; JOINT FAILURE; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LOAD DISPLACEMENTS; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; MODEL FAILURE; NON-LINEAR; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL APPROACH; SINGLE LAP JOINTS;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; BOLTED JOINTS; BOLTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 79961208584     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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