A numerical study of failure of an adhesive joint influenced by a void in the adhesive Academic Article

abstract

• © 2016 This study examines the effect of manufacturing induced voids on failure of adhesive joints. A single lap joint with preexisting crack between the adherend and the adhesive is considered and the crack growth behavior is studied in the presence of a void in the adhesive. The analysis conducted is numerical using finite elements and a revised virtual crack closure technique for calculating the energy release rate of the interface crack. After verifying the numerical model for a case where analytical solution exists, it is used to gain insight into the failure of the adhesive joint by conducting a parametric study where the size, shape and location of the void with respect to the crack tip are varied. The case of two preexisting cracks on opposite interfaces in the presence of a void is also examined.

authors

• Talreja, Ramesh

published proceedings

• Composite Structures

author list (cited authors)

• Sengab, A., & Talreja, R

citation count

• 9

complete list of authors

• Sengab, Ahmed||Talreja, Ramesh

publication date

• November 2016

publisher

• Elsevier BV  Publisher

published in

• Composite Structures  Journal

keywords

• Adhesive Joints
• Crack Kinking
• Interface Cracking
• Manufacturing Voids
• Single Lap Joint

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.12.052

start page

• 165

end page

• 170

volume

• 156