Composite Structures: Theory and Practice

Foreword......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Overview......Page 7
USAF Experience in the Qualification of Composite Structures......Page 14
A Review of Some Key Developments in the Analysis of the Effects of Impact Upon Composite Structures......Page 23
Certification Cost Reduction Using Compression-After-Impact Testing......Page 40
Mechanisms and Modeling of Delamination Growth and Failure of Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Skin-Stringer Panels......Page 59
Parametric Study of Three-Stringer Panel Compression-After-Impact Strength......Page 82
A Method for Calculating Strain Energy Release Rates in Preliminary Design of Composite Skin/Stringer Debonding Under Multiaxial Loading......Page 115
Fail-safe Approach for the V-22 Composite Proprotor Yoke......Page 140
RAH-66 Comanche Building Block Structural Qualification Program......Page 149
The Effects of Marcel Defects on Composite Structural Properties......Page 167
Influence of Ply Waviness on Fatigue Life of Tapered Composite Flexbeam Laminates......Page 197
Structural Qualification of Composite Propeller Blades Fabricated by the Resin Transfer Molding Process......Page 219
Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis and Failure Prediction in Filled Hole Laminates......Page 239
Damage-Tolerance-Based Design of Bolted Composite Joints......Page 251
Open Hole Compression Strength and Failure Characterization in Carbon/Epoxy Tape Laminates......Page 281
The Influence of Fastener Clearance Upon the Failure of Compression-Loaded Composite Bolted Joints......Page 301
Characterizing Delamination Growth in a 0°/45° Interface......Page 318
New Experiments Suggest that All Shear and Some Tensile Failure Processes are Inappropriate Subjects for ASTM Standards......Page 331
Effect of Friction on the Perceived Mode II Delamination Toughness from Three- and Four-Point Bend End-Notched Flexure Tests......Page 341
Finite Element Analysis of Delamination Growth in a Multidirectional Composite ENF Specimen......Page 352
Comparison of Designs of CFRP-Sandwich T-Joints for Surface-Effect Ships Based on Acoustic Emission Analysis from Load Tests......Page 373
Development of a Test Method for Closed-Cross-Section Composite Laminates Subjected to Compression Loading......Page 389
Tension Pull-off and Shear Test Methods to Characterize 3-D Textile Reinforced Bonded Composite Tee-Joints......Page 405
What the Textbooks Won't Teach You About Interactive Composite Failure Criteria......Page 418
Curved Laminated Beams Subjected to Shear Loads, Moments, and Temperature Changes......Page 442
Damage, Stiffness Loss, and Failure in Composite Structures......Page 457
Compressive Strength of Production Parts Without Compression Testing......Page 475
Environmental Effects on Bonded Graphite/Bismaleimide Structural Joints......Page 496
Accelerated Tests of Environmental Degradation in Composite Materials......Page 516
The Effects of Initial Imperfections on the Buckling of Composite Cylindrical Shells......Page 530
Author Index......Page 552
Subject Index......Page 554