A probabilistic approach for design and certification of self-healing advanced composite structures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-449

  Williams, H R ^a,b   Trask, R S ^b   Bond, I P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Certification; Composite; Impact damage; Monte Carlo; Sandwich structure; Self healing; Self repair

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMPOSITE; IMPACT DAMAGES; MONTE CARLO; SELF-HEALING; SELF-REPAIR;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; REPAIR; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

DESIGN;

EID: 84856254339     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748006X10397847     Document Type: Conference Paper

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