Recent Advances in Structural Joints and Repairs for Composite Materials
Contributors: Liyong Tong (Editor); C. Soutis (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 31, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781402013812
Subjects: Mechanics of solids; Structural analysis (Engineering); Mechanics - General; Engineering - Civil; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Structural analysis (Engineeri; Science/Mathematics; Repairing; Engineering - Mechanical; Science / Mechanics; Composite materials; Astrophysics & Space Science; Joints (Engineering)
First sentence: Due to the differential straining in substrates, adhesively bonded joints inevitably experience stress elevations, especially near the ends of overlap where load transfer takes place.