In regards to a bolted quasi-isotropic composite joint there are two failure modes that I am having questions about;
1)Bearing strength and
2)Fastener Pull-thru strength.
In MIL-HBK-17, I have come across text referring to bearing and pull-thru test procedures being used to determine the...
We were interested in acquiring test fixtures to determine compressive properties of polymer matrix composites, and currently, two different standards have been brought to our attention.
ASTM D695/ Sacma 1R-94 and ASTM D6641-01. The advantage of D6641 is that the fixture specific to this test...