Experimental and numerical study of fastener pull-through failure in GFRP laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 239-245

  Catalanotti, G ^a   Camanho, P P ^a   Ghys, P ^b   Marques, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b ALSTOM   (France)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid structures; B. Bolted joints; C. Pull through

Indexed keywords

C. PULL-THROUGH; COHESIVE ELEMENT; FAILURE LOAD; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINAL FAILURES; GFRP LAMINATES; HYBRID STRUCTURE; INITIAL FAILURE; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SUB-CRITICAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; VINYLESTER RESINS;

BOLTED JOINTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOCKS (FASTENERS); PHENOLS; RESINS; STEEL SHEET; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VINYL RESINS;

PLASTIC LAMINATES;

EID: 80053051145     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.06.021     Document Type: Article

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