Finite element and analytical analysis of cracks in thick stiffened plates repaired with a single–sided composite patch

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === The purpose of this thesis was to investigate crack growth behavior in thick stiffened aluminum plates repaired with a single-sided composite patch. A model was developed using finite element analysis that extracted the mode I strain energy...

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Main Author: Hall, Benjamin L.
Other Authors: Kwon, Young W.
Published: Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/42638