The structural integrity of a novel composite adhesively bonded flap-track beam

2011 ◽  
Vol 93 (8) ◽  
pp. 2049-2059 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.I. Tserpes ◽  
R. Ruzek ◽  
R. Mezihorak ◽  
G.N. Labeas ◽  
Sp.G. Pantelakis
2021 ◽  
pp. 107262
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Khosravani ◽  
Payam Soltani ◽  
Kerstin Weinberg ◽  
Tamara Reinicke

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (04) ◽  
pp. 198-205
Author(s):  
George W. Ritter ◽  
David R. Speth ◽  
Yu Ping Yang

This paper describes a straightforward method for the design and certification of adhesively bonded composite to steel joints for the marine industry. Normally, certification is based on documented service at sea. Since these joints have not been previously deployed at sea, no data on their performance exist. Using an integrated combination of mechanical property evaluation and finite element modeling, the load- bearing capacity of a joint can be compared with the anticipated seaway loads. Calculated factors of safety for the sandwich design used here show that the joint has adequate strength to maintain structural integrity even after severe environmental exposure.


Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilpin ◽  
Franciere ◽  
Barton ◽  
Blacklock ◽  
Birkett

Adhesive bonding of polyethylene gas pipelines is receiving increasing attention as a replacement for traditional electrofusion welding due to its potential to produce rapid and low-cost joints with structural integrity and pressure tight sealing. In this paper a mode-dependent cohesive zone model for the simulation of adhesively bonded medium density polyethylene (MDPE) pipeline joints is directly determined by following three consecutive steps. Firstly, the bulk stress–strain response of the MDPE adherend was obtained via tensile testing to provide a multi-linear numerical approximation to simulate the plastic deformation of the material. Secondly, the mechanical responses of double cantilever beam and end-notched flexure test specimens were utilised for the direct extraction of the energy release rate and cohesive strength of the adhesive in failure mode I and II. Finally, these material properties were used as inputs to develop a finite element model using a cohesive zone model with triangular shape traction separation law. The developed model was successfully validated against experimental tensile lap-shear test results and was able to accurately predict the strength of adhesively-bonded MPDE pipeline joints with a maximum variation of <3%.


2020 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 108358
Author(s):  
Dong Quan ◽  
René Alderliesten ◽  
Clemens Dransfeld ◽  
Ioannis Tsakoniatis ◽  
Sofia Teixeira De Freitas ◽  
...  

1978 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Macander ◽  
D. R. Mulville

Recent studies on the use of graphite fiber-organic matrix composites in Naval and commercial high performance ships have demonstrated the potential for significant weight savings and corresponding improvements in ship performance. Unlike conventional materials, structural elements fabricated with advanced composite materials require specialized attention. One area that is critical to the successful development of reliable composite structural elements is joining. This paper describes a method for determining the structural integrity of an adhesively bonded composite/steel scarf joint. An experimentally established failure criterion is presented based on a strain energy release rate formulation, which may be used to predict performance of the scarf joint under tensile loading.


Author(s):  
V V Silberschmidt ◽  
J P Casas-Rodriguez ◽  
I A Ashcroft

One of the forms of a vibro-impact effect in engineering components is impact fatigue (IF) caused by a cyclic repetition of low energy, low-velocity impacts, for instance, in aerospace structures. It can have a highly detrimental impact on performance and reliability of such components, exacerbated by the fact that in many cases it is disguised in loading histories by non-impact loading cycles with higher amplitudes. Since the latter are traditionally considered as most dangerous in standard fatigue, IF has not yet received deserved attention; it is less studied and practically unknown to specialists in structural integrity. Though there is a broad understanding of the danger of high-energy single impacts, repetitive impacting of components has been predominantly studied for very short series. This paper aims at the analysis of IF of adhesively bonded joints, which are becoming more broadly used in aerospace applications. The study is implemented for two types of typical adherends — an aluminium alloy and a carbon-fibre reinforced composite — and an industry-relevant epoxy adhesive. Various stages of fatigue crack development in adhesively bonded joints are studied for the conditions of standard and IF. The results obtained — in terms of crack growth rates, fatigue lives, and microstructures of fracture surfaces — are compared for the two regimes in order to find similarities and specific features.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050006
Author(s):  
João Afonso Gaspar Lopes ◽  
Omar Bacarreza ◽  
Zahra Sharif Khodaei

This work presents the design and analysis of a thermoplastic composite window frame for integration into a regional aircraft. The main parameters which are investigated include buckling, damage and failure loads of a composite window frame subjected to shear loads repesentative of fuselage skin stress distribution due to flight loads. The attachment of such thermoplastic window frame to a thermoset fuselage skin was investigated including both adhesively bonded interface as well as riveting. Even though the bonded frame did meet the design criteria, its failure was very sudden, and the riveted assembly showed a considerably higher strength and structural integrity. The numerical simulation resulted in failure loads which matched very closely to experimental results.


2021 ◽  
pp. 15-72
Author(s):  
Nadimul Faisal ◽  
Ömer Necati Cora ◽  
Muhammed Latif Bekci ◽  
Romana Ewa Śliwa ◽  
Yehuda Sternberg ◽  
...  

AbstractThis chapter provides an overview of the common types of defects found in various structural materials and joints in aircraft. Materials manufacturing methods (including large-scale production) have been established in the aircraft industry. However, as will be seen in this chapter, manufacturing defects and defects during in-service conditions are very common across all material types. The structural material types include metals, composites, coatings, adhesively bonded and stir-welded joints. This chapter describes the defect types as a baseline for the description of their detection with the methods of Chap. 10.1007/978-3-030-72192-3_5 to 10.1007/978-3-030-72192-3_8. Based on the understanding of the defect types, there is great expectation for a technical breakthrough for the application of structural health monitoring (SHM) damage detection systems, where continuous monitoring and assessment with high throughput and yield will produce the desired structural integrity.


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