Composite joints and connections: principles, modelling and testing

The growing use of composites for structural applications in sectors such as aerospace demands that engineers have a thorough understanding of how composite joints behave under various loads. Gaining this understanding is not straightforward because joints and connections in composites present an entirely different set of problems to engineers when compared to metals. This book addresses these differences, looking at the design, modelling and testing of joints and connections. INDICE: Part 1 Bolted joints: Reinforcement of composite bolted joints by local metal hybridization; Bolted joints in glass-reinforced aluminium (Glare)and other hybrid fibre metal laminates (FML); Bolted joints in pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites; Bolt-hole clearance effects in composite joints; Stress analysis of bolted composite joints under multiaxial loading; Strength prediction of bolted joints in carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites; Fatigue of bolted composite joints; Influence of dynamic loading on fastened composite joints; Effects of temperature on the response of composite bolted joints. Part 2 Bonded joints: Calculation of strain energy release rates for bonded composite joints with a prescribed crack; Simulating fracture in bonded composite joints using cohesive zone models; Simulating fatigue failure in bonded composite joints using a modified cohesive zone model; Strength of bonded overlap composite joints in marine applications; Advanced modelling of the behaviour of bonded composite joints in aerospace applications; Mixed mode energy release rates for bonded composite joints; Stress analysisof bonded patch and scarf repairs in composite structures; High strain behaviour of bonded composite joints.

• ISBN: 978-1-84569-990-1
• Editorial: Woodhead
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 544
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés