A Practical Tool for the Preliminary Design of Bonded Composite Repairs

作者:Riccio A*; Di Felice G; Scaramuzzino F; Sellitto A
来源:Applied Composite Materials, 2014, 21(3): 495-509.
DOI:10.1007/s10443-013-9355-2

摘要

Composite structures are increasingly finding more applications in the aeronautical field as well as the automotive one, thanks to their low weight - performance ratios, in terms of strength and stiffness. However, composite materials, as well known, are characterized by a critical behavior in terms of detectability of damage and performances of damaged components. A critical aspect related to damaged composite structures is, for sure, the repair aimed to restore the original stiffness and strength characteristics of the component depending on the damage typology and location. In this paper, a preliminary repair design tool is presented. The tool is aimed to help the designer by suggesting different repair typologies and proper repair size. This tool, by means of optimization analyses can provide the best repair solution with minimal adhesive shear stress and size of the repair patch. The tool has been tested against a literature case study on multistep composite-metal joints.

  • 出版日期2014-6