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Analysis of Damage Propagation in Single Lap Joints in Impact Fatigue

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Vibro-Impact Dynamics of Ocean Systems and Related Problems

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics ((LNACM,volume 44))

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Repetitive low-velocity impact loading can result in substantial damage in adhesively bonded joints after few impacts with low force levels compared to other types of loading. The main aim of this paper is to investigate the behavior of adhesive joints subjected to impact fatigue (IF) and standard fatigue (SF) as well as their combinations and compare their effect on damage in single lap joints (SLJs). Damage evolution in both SF and IF regimes is analyzed in terms of the deterioration of residual strength of joints after respective loading histories. Fractography analysis is implemented to correlate the residual stiffness reduction under IF and SF loading with the crack propagation behavior of SLJs.

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  1. Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK

    George Tsigkourakos, Juan Pablo Casas-Rodriguez & Vadim V. Silberschmidt

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., Room 2119 Engineering Bldg, MI 48202, Detroit, USA

    Raouf A. Ibrahim

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU, Leicestershire, UK

    Vladimir I. Babitsky

  3. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-I3-15, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, 152-8552, Tokyo, Japan

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Tsigkourakos, G., Casas-Rodriguez, J.P., Silberschmidt, V.V. (2009). Analysis of Damage Propagation in Single Lap Joints in Impact Fatigue. In: Ibrahim, R.A., Babitsky, V.I., Okuma, M. (eds) Vibro-Impact Dynamics of Ocean Systems and Related Problems. Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, vol 44. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00629-6_25

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