The significance of defects and damage in fibre composite structures depends upon a wide range of decisions taken at every stage of the life of each particular structure, from the initial design conception, through detailed design and manufacture, to inspection, maintenance and repair procedures. Since many of these decisions interact, there is a need for a coherent overall philosophy for the management of defects and damage if fibre composite structures are considered and it is seen that further research is required particularly on the interaction of defects and damage with structural features. Some initial results and observations from the RAE programme devised to study such interactions are presented.


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    Title :

    The significance of defects and damage in composite structures


    Additional title:

    Die Bedeutung von Fehlern und Schaeden in Verbundkonstruktionen


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 4 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English