Abstract
The stress and strain distributions in adhesively bonded lap joints of hollow shafts with dissimilar materials subjected to torsional moments are examined using an axisymmetric theory of elasticity. In the analysis, the joint is modelled as an elastic three-body contact problem, and the hollow shafts, and the adhesive are respectively replaced by finite hollow cylinders. In the numerical calculations, the effects of the ratio of Young’s modulus of the adhesive to that of the shaft, the overlap length, and the thickness of the adhesive on the stress distributions at the interfaces in the joint are clarified. It is shown that the shear stress becomes singular at the ends of the interfaces between the shafts, and the adhesive, and increases near the ends of the interfaces with a decrease of Young’s modulus of the shaft, and of the thickness of the adhesive. For verification of the stress analysis, the strain distribution at an outer surface of an adhesively bonded lap joint was measured and a fairly good agreement was shown by comparing the experimental result with the analytical one.