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This paper outlines recent developments in the computational analysis of bonded repairs to cracked structures. Several examples are given which compare the predicted and the observed behaviour for cracks in thin sheets and in thick sections.
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Communicated by S.N. Atluri, July 16, 1986
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Jones, R., Bailey, R. & Roberts, J.D. Computational methods in modern repair technology. Computational Mechanics 2, 247–252 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00296419
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