Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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253531 | Composite Structures | 2009 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we show how the published literature reveals that the approximate two-dimensional solution for the stress intensity factor associated with cracked panel repaired using an externally bonded composite repair is inconsistent with experimental data, and that for short to mid-size cracks the fibre bridging effect is often a second-order effect. The result of this finding is that prediction of the effect of a composite repair on the structural integrity of cracked components repaired by an externally bonded composite repair is dramatically simplified. We also show why structures repaired using Glare patches have a fatigue performance that is superior to structures repaired using boron epoxy or carbon fibre patches.
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Authors
R. Jones,