SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1969
STP49813S

End Plugs for External Pressure Tests of Composite Cylinders

A method of reducing moment and shear loads which occur at end plugs during compression tests of composite ortho-tropic cylinders by external radial pressure is presented. The primary goal is to reduce the interlaminar shear stress to a permissible level and reduce the bending stresses of the cylinder to a negligible amount. The need to reduce the interlaminar shear stress is a result of the generally low shear strength of resin used in composite laminates.

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Miller, R., J.
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company-Western. Division, Santa Monica, Calif.
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Developed by Committee: D30
Pages: 150–159
DOI: 10.1520/STP49813S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-8904-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0017-6