Crack path selection and shear toughening effects due to mixed mode loading and varied surface properties in beam-like adhesively bonded joints

Structural adhesives are widely used with great success, and yet occasional failures can occur, often resulting from improper bonding procedures or joint design, overload or other detrimental service situations, or in response to a variety of environmental challenges. In these situations, cracks ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guan, Youliang
Other Authors: Engineering Science and Mechanics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24905