Progressive damage modeling of adhesively bonded lap joints

A continuum damage model for simulating damage propagation of bonded joints is presented, introducing a linear softening damage process for the adhesive agent. Material models simulating anisotropic non-linear elastic behavior and distributed damage accumulation were used for the composite adherends...

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Published in:International journal of adhesion and adhesives 2015-06, Vol.59, p.53-61
Main Authors: Masmanidis, Iordanis T., Philippidis, Theodore P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesive bonding
Adhesive joints
Adhesives
B. Composites
Bonded joints
Computer simulation
D. Cohesive zone model
Damage
Damage assessment
E. Joggle lap joint
Lap joints
Mathematical models
Progressive damage
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Summary:A continuum damage model for simulating damage propagation of bonded joints is presented, introducing a linear softening damage process for the adhesive agent. Material models simulating anisotropic non-linear elastic behavior and distributed damage accumulation were used for the composite adherends as well. The proposed modeling procedure was applied to a series of lap joints accounting for adhesion either by means of secondary bonding or co-bonding. Stress analysis was performed using plane strain elements of a commercial finite element code allowing implementation of user defined constitutive equations. Numerical results for the different overlap lengths under investigation were in good agreement with experimental data in terms of joint strength and overall structural behavior.
ISSN:0143-7496
1879-0127
DOI:10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2015.02.001