Effects of ultraviolet radiation and associated elevated temperature on mechanical performance of steel/CFRP double strap joints

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3563-3573

  Nguyen, Tien Cuong ^a   Bai, Yu ^a   Zhao, Xiao Ling ^a   Al Mahaidi, Riadh ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFRP; Double strap joint; Elevated temperatures; Mechanical properties; Steel; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

CFRP COMPOSITES; CFRP LAMINATE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPOXY ADHESIVES; JOINT STRENGTH; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME-PERIODS; ULTRAVIOLET; UV EXPOSURE; UV RAYS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STEEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADHESIVE JOINTS;

EID: 84864749067     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.05.036     Document Type: Article

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