Accession Number:

ADA089391

Title:

A Crack Opening Displacement Approach to Crack Patching,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH LABS MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)

Personal Author(s):

• Jones,R.
• Callinan,R. J.

Report Date:

1979-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

The results of a numerical investigation into crack patching indicate that a modified form of the crack opening displacement approach may be useful in estimating the effect that fibre composite patches have on cracks in thin sheets. Author

Descriptors:

• *COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• *CARBON FIBERS
• *CRACK PROPAGATION
• *REPAIR
• *NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
• MAINTENANCE
• METALS
• CRACKS
• DISPLACEMENT
• NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
• ESTIMATES
• SHEETS
• FATIGUE(MECHANICS)
• THINNESS
• AUSTRALIA

Subject Categories:

• Laminates and Composite Materials
• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE