The Australian Army is attempting to improve retention rates, announcing a number of retention bonuses in 2007. In a service that has rarely used retention bonuses, historical data on the effectiveness of previous bonuses is limited. This thesis looks at both the effectiveness of retention bonuses in the U.S. Military, as well as an alternate method of establishing retention bonus levels with no historical data. It analyses an experiment where ...
Oversized quasi-isotropic tensile specimens were manufactured from IM6/3501-6 graphite/epoxy prepreg. Seven specimens were scarfed in the center of the panel, and four of the panels were subsequently repaired. The repair patch consisted of a ply-by-ply replacement of the removed material with a FM-300M095 film adhesive placed between the repair patch and the scarfed specimen. The patch and adhesive were then co-cured. The repaired and unrepaired specimens were strain gaged and ...
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