A geometrical parameter study of the analytical stress calculation in adhesive joints with thick bonding layers

Strength and failure analyses are critical to the safe sustainable design of any structure. In case adhesively bonded joints, particular attention must be paid adhesive layer, which is comparably compliant subject high stresses. Determining stresses in layer essential identify areas joint prevent formation cracks. most applications, joints have thin layers that can already accounted for with highly simplified analytical models. However, consideration thicker layers, advanced models required take into account more detail. Therefore, this work, an model a higher-order displacement approach presented complex deformation behavior layer. The applied particularly suitable layers. addition, enables calculation strains wide range configurations applications. A parameter study carried out evaluate effect different thicknesses show advantages current compared other existing ones. For verification, all results were corresponding Finite Element Analyses.