Representativity of the singular stress state in the failure of adhesively bonded joints between metals and composites

Several critical points, where both geometry and material properties change abruptly, arise in an adhesively bonded lap joint between a metallic and a composite material. These critical points, called multimaterial corners or cross-points, at which the linear theory of elasticity predicts unbounded...

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Authors: Barroso Caro, Alberto, París Carballo, Federico, Mantic, Vladislav
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2009
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/157104
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/157104
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.11.029
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Adhesive joints
Debonding
Failure criterion
Stress singularity
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Summary:Several critical points, where both geometry and material properties change abruptly, arise in an adhesively bonded lap joint between a metallic and a composite material. These critical points, called multimaterial corners or cross-points, at which the linear theory of elasticity predicts unbounded (singular) stresses, are potential points for failure initiation. In this work, a complete stress characterization at these multimaterial corners has been carried out to analyze, after a preliminary experimental test program, the suitability of the application of the parameters defining the singular stress state in the characterization of the failure of these joints. The comparative analysis of the numerical and experimental results obtained show that the singular stress state controlled by a series of the generalized stress intensity factors is controlling the failure path at these corners.