Fatigue life prediction of adhesively bonded single lap joints

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kumar ◽  
P.C. Pandey
Author(s):  
SMJ Razavi ◽  
MR Ayatollahi ◽  
M Samari ◽  
LFM da Silva

This paper addresses numerical and experimental examination of the role of zigzag interface shapes on the load bearing capacity and fatigue life of adhesively bonded single lap joints. Aluminum adherends with non-flat zigzag interfaces were tested under both quasi-static and fatigue loading conditions. The quasi-static test results revealed that the non-flat adhesive joints have higher load bearing capacity compared to the conventional flat single lap joints. Comparative fatigue tests with different loading levels revealed that the non-flat zigzag single lap joint had considerably higher fatigue life than the conventional lap joint.


2015 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 111-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Skorupa ◽  
T. Machniewicz ◽  
A. Skorupa ◽  
J. Schijve ◽  
A. Korbel

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