Numerical Analysis of Asymmetrically Bonded Composite Patch Repair and Effect of In-Plane Skewed Crack Front on the SIF

Abstract:

A nonlinear 3-D finite element analysis was conducted to analyze the crack front behavior of a center cracked aluminum plate, asymmetrically repaired with composite patch. According to experimental observations, the crack front was modeled as an inclined shape from the initial state where the crack front is straight and parallel to the thickness direction from the patched side toward the un-patched side. The skew degree is found to strongly influence the stress intensity factor (SIF) distribution along the crack front. In effect, the obtained trends of the SIF’s distribution are different and changes during crack growth stages. The main finding is that regardless the crack front shape (inclination), the average stress intensity factor through the crack front remains constant and consequently, it means to be an effective parameter to estimate the fatigue life and crack growth of the asymmetrically patched structures. The performed models gave good results compared to the literature and the different findings correlate well with the experimental observations and make sense with a realistic crack development.

• Periodical: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa (Volume 30)
• Pages: 11-22
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.30.11
• Online since: May 2017
• Authors: Baltach Abdelghani, Aid Abdelkarim, Abdelkader Djebli*, Bachir Bouiedjra Belabbess, Benhamena Ali
• Keywords: Adhesively Bonded Patch, Aluminum Alloy, Asymmetrical Repair, Composite Reinforcement, Crack Front, Crack Growth, Stress Intensity Factor

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