Effect of adhesive thickness on fatigue and fracture of toughened epoxy joints - Part II: Analysis and finite element modeling

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 138-152

  Azari, S ^a   Papini, M ^b   Spelt, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adhesive; Aluminum; Bondline thickness; Epoxy; Fatigue; Finite element stress analysis; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE LAYERS; ADHESIVE THICKNESS; APPLIED STRAIN; BONDLINE THICKNESS; CRITICAL STRAIN ENERGY; CYCLIC CRACK GROWTH; EPOXY; EPOXY ADHESIVES; FATIGUE; FATIGUE DATA; FATIGUE THRESHOLD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT STRESS ANALYSIS; FRACTURE DATA; MIXED-MODE LOADING; PLASTIC ZONE SIZE; QUASI-STATIC; RUBBER-TOUGHENED; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; STRESS TRIAXIALITY;

ADHESIVE JOINTS; ALUMINUM; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 78650258113     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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