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An Experimental Study on the Strength of Out of Plane Loaded Composite Structures

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More and more composite materials are used within primary load carrying aircraft structures. Examples are Boeing 787 and Airbus A350XWB where the composite content has increased up to 50–60 % by weight. With the aim to decrease manufacturing cost the structures are given a higher degree of integration and complexity. More integrated structures give fewer articles and fewer steps in the manufacturing chain. In many cases new innovative design solutions are a requirement to enable integrated structures.

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  1. Composite Structures, Swerea SICOMP, 431 22, Mölndal, Sweden

    Sören Nilsson & Alann André

  2. Saab Aeronautics, Linkoping, Sweden

    Anders Bredberg

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    Aniello Riccio

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Nilsson, S., André, A., Bredberg, A. (2015). An Experimental Study on the Strength of Out of Plane Loaded Composite Structures. In: Riccio, A. (eds) Damage Growth in Aerospace Composites. Springer Aerospace Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04004-2_10

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