Novel techniques for joining thermoplastic composites and aluminium alloys are critical underpinning the development of crashworthy lightweight multi-material automotive structures. Lap bonding interfaces represent a fundamental joint in typical This study investigates crashworthiness single-lap, adhesively bonded interlocked-hybrid composite-metal joints using low-velocity transverse impact te...

Adhesively bonded joints are commonly used in airframe structures due to their superior strength to weight ratio, lower maintenance cost, and longer service life. The bonded joint reliability is affected by the environmental conditions, such as moisture, temperature, and service environment. In this study, the role of contamination during the bonding process on the joint mechanical integrity is...

Adhesively bonding has been increasingly used for numerous industrial applications to meet the high demand lightweight and safer structures. Debonding of adhesively bonded joints is a typical mixed mode failure process. It highly depended on interactional effects material properties geometric definitions constituents, which very complicated. The existing studies in identifying fracture modes ba...

A mesh independent continuum damage model has been proposed to predict the residual strength of adhesively bonded joints by introducing a displacement-based damage parameter into the constitutive equation of damaged materials. Joints bonded with a ductile adhesive EA9321 were studied for a range of environmental degradation. The moisture dependent damage parameter for EA9321 was calibrated usin...

Adhesively bonded joints between metallic and composite plates are gaining increasing acceptance in safety critical applications such as automotive and aerospace structures. Lamb wave methods have considerable potential for the inspection of adhesive joints and assemblies for two reasons: they do not require direct access to the bond region, and they are much more amenable to rapid scanning tha...

The lap shear strength of chromic acid anodized, primed, Ti-6Al-4V alloy bonded with a high performance FM-5 polyimide adhesive has been investigated as a function of thermal treatment for selected times at various temperatures in air. The research findings indicate that the lap shear strength decreases with the increase in duration of the thermal treatment at constant temperature and with the ...

Almost all structural applications of adhesive joints will experience cyclic loading and in most cases this will irregular in nature, a form of loading commonly known as variable amplitude fatigue (VAF). This paper is concerned with the VAF of adhesively bonded joints and has two main parts. In the first part, results from the experimental testing of adhesively bonded single lap joints subjecte...

The recent increase in the use of adhesively bonded joints (ABJs) made from dissimilar adherends demands acquisition a better understanding strength and behaviour these joints, including their failure mechanisms. Several studies have reported on such individually, however few compared performances ABJs with varying configurations design parameters, order to determine optimal configuration for h...

The widespread use of adhesive bonded connections has been used in a range technical fields. In this paper, the interfacial stress distribution joint is presented. When determining whether or not structure dependable for operation, stresses that act along bond line an adhesively lap are utmost importance. purpose study to develop finite element solutions able anticipate shear and peel using the...