Modeling of active crack damage control and the active fatique damage control of adhesive joint

<p>Active damage control is a new technique which mimics the self-repairing capability of biological beings and can be used to greatly increase the structural integrity and fatigue life. This thesis describes two approaches used in active damage control: direct stress cancellation and indirect...

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Main Author: Li, Shi
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44384
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08222009-040330/