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Impact response and microstructural analysis of two glass/epoxy composite laminates
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1995-06)Low velocity impact tests were performed on two glass/epoxy (spring orientation and crossply) composite laminates. A weight drop tower tester was previously constructed to study the impact energy absorbed by a composite ... -
Elastic-plastic analysis of adhesive-bonded single-lap composite joints under tension
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME), 1993-07)An analytical model of adhesive-bonded single-lap composite joints is developed to predict the stress-strain distributions with such joints under tensile loading. The First-order laminated anisotropic plate theorem is ... -
Stress-strain analysis of an adhesive-bonded taper-taper joint between two composite flat plates
(Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), 1996-05)An analytical model of a taper-taper adhesive-bonded joint between two composite flat plates has been developed using classical first-order laminated plate theory and including a correction for transverse shear deformation ... -
Qualification of advanced composite pipe for use in fire water deluge systems on open type offshore oil platforms
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1996-07)Different types of FIBERBOND pipe in the dry condition and with a butt & strap joint were subjected to a controlled fire for fire endurance evaluation. Testing adheres to a modification of the ASTM 1173-95 guideline, which ... -
Strength analysis of butt and strap joints under tension and bending
(Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, 1990-04)The strength analysis of a butt and strap composite pipe joint is provided. This commercial joint consists of mating two sections of pipe and overwrapping them with additional composite laminae. The pipe analyzed in this ... -
Stress-strain analysis of adhesive-bonded single-lap composite joints under cylindrical bending
(Elsevier, 1993)An analytical study is proposed to develop an advanced model for determining the stress and strain distributions of adhesive-bonded composite single-lap joints under cylindrical bending. The anisotropic laminated plate ... -
Strain energy release rate analysis of adhesive-bounded composite laminate joints with a cohesive crack
(American Society for Composites (ASC) & Canadian Association Composites Structures and Materials (CACSMA), 2009-09)Fiber-reinforced composites have been widely used in the aviation industry due to their light weight and high corrosion resistance. In many applications, bolted joints have been replaced by adhesive-bonded joints because ... -
Experimental and numerical study on the mechanical response of fiberglass/phenolic honeycomb core under uniaxial in-plane loading
(Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), 2017-05)A series of in-plane quasi-static tensile and compressive tests are carried out on a Fiberglass/Phenolic hexagonal cell honeycomb core to characterize the uniaxial in-plane responses of the honeycomb core under large ... -
Analysis of in-plane mechanical response of hexagonal honeycomb core: Effect of node bond adhesive and proposed analytical method
(DEStech Publications Inc., 2017-10)In this study, the development of an analytical model to predict the homogenized in-plane stress-strain behavior of hexagonal honeycomb core under large deformations is presented. Unlike in traditional models, the detailed ... -
Strain energy release rate analysis of bonded structural composite joints with a prescribed crack
(Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), 2006)Advanced composite materials have been widely used due to their light weight and high corrosion resistance. In many of these applications, bolted joint shave been replaced by adhesively bonded joints because of the weight ... -
A numerical and experimental approach to characterize the failure modes of hexagonal cell honeycomb core under in-plane loading
(DEStech Publications Inc., 2017-10)In the present study, the failure modes of a hexagonal cell honeycomb core under in-plane loading are investigated. It is shown that, under tensile loading, the node bond failure and ribbon fracture are the main causes of ... -
Calculation of strain energy release rates for bonded joints with a prescribed crack
(Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2011-10)This chapter provides two general approaches to calculate the strain energy release rate of adhesively bonded composite joints with a prescribedcrack. The general structural response of adhesively bonded composite joints ... -
Buckling analysis of a taper-taper adhesive-bonded joint
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1998-02)An analytical model of the behavior of an adhesive-bonded taper-taper joint under in-plane compressive loading has been developed using an energy method. The model was based on first-order laminated plate theory and ... -
Investigation of thick bondline adhesive joints. FInal report
(National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 2001-06)In recent years, the use of polymer matrix composite materials as primary structural components has risen, especially in the general aviation (GA) industry. The use of composites not only results in weight savings, but ... -
Investigation of adhesive behavior in aircraft applications
(National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 2001-09)There are two parts included in this report. The first part evaluates the most commonly used test method for adhesive properties, ADTM D 5656 Standard Test Method for Thick-Adherend Metal Lap-Shear Joints for Determination ... -
Strength model of adhesive bonded composite pipe joints under tension
(Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), 1991-04)A theoretical model is developed to predict the strain of the pipe, coupling, and adhesive under tensile loading of an adhesive bonded joint. The model is found to be within 10 percent of the experimental pipe and coupling ... -
Strength model of adhesive bonded double lap joints under cantilevered bending
(Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), 1992-05)The objective of this study was to develop mathematical relations for predicting the strength of adhesive?bonded double?lap joints under cantilevered bending. Based on the strength of composite materials theory, two models ... -
Impact response of composite laminates with a hemispherical indenter
(Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), 1991-10)A model for predicting the contact duration, force, indentation, and displacement under impact has been developed for impact of a composite laminated plate with a hemispherical indenter. The governing equations were first ... -
Improving the mechanical properties of composite pipe using multi-angle filament winding
(National Association of Corrosion Engineers International, 1998-03)The benefits of composite materials-light weight, corrosion resistance, handling ease, etc., have long been appreciated. Composite piping systems are gaining wide acceptance in various industries such as petrochemical, ... -
Finite element analysis of adhesive-bonded single-lap joints
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME), 2002-02)Finite element analyses were conducted using commercial software ABAQUS to analyze the mechanical behavior of single-lap adhesive-bonded joints. Adhesive was characterized for the stress-strain relation by comparing the ...
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