Manoj, I., Kumar, S. and Jain, A. (2023) A numerical study on stress mitigation in through-thickness tailored bi-adhesive single-lap joints. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, (doi: 10.1080/01694243.2023.2217674) (Early Online Publication)
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Abstract
In bi-adhesive single-lap joints (SLJs), longitudinal grading of adhesive compliance leads to peak stress concentration to the bi-adhesive interface (due to mismatch in properties). Due to this additional stress concentration at the bi-adhesive interface, the failure initiation threshold is lowered. In this paper, the stress distribution in the compliance-tailored bi-adhesive joints is investigated numerically. Peak stress at the bi-adhesive interface is diffused by geometrically grading the bi-adhesive interface in the longitudinal and transverse (through the thickness) directions. Linear and non-linear (material and geometric) finite element (FE) analyses were performed for two different set of bi-adhesive bondlines and joint configurations. FE results were benchmarked with published experimental and numerical data. Peak peel stress and peak shear stress are decreased by 29–70% and 8%, respectively, when the bi-adhesive interface is graded geometrically in the transverse and longitudinal directions as opposed to longitudinal tailoring alone. Moreover, the bi-adhesive interface’s stress concentration is reduced significantly. This leads to a more homogeneous stress distribution throughout the bond-layer. A thorough investigation reveals that through-thickness compliance tailoring of the bi-adhesive in SLJ can be used to increase tolerance to high load levels, achieve uniform stress distribution along the bond-layer, and reach the optimum joint stiffness.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Early Online Publication |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Kumar, Professor Shanmugam |
Authors: | Manoj, I., Kumar, S., and Jain, A. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
Journal Name: | Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
ISSN: | 0169-4243 |
ISSN (Online): | 1568-5616 |
Published Online: | 13 June 2023 |
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