Failure analysis of GFRP single lap joints tailored with a combination of tough epoxy and hyperelastic adhesives

• Main Authors: Srinivasan, Dharun Vadugappatty, Ravichandran, Vignesh, Idapalapati, Sridhar
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Composite materials; Engineering::Manufacturing::Polymers and plastics; Tailoring; Adhesion; Strength; Finite element analysis; Joints
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144119
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fibre reinforced polymeric composites bonded with epoxy adhesives often fail ungraciously, manifesting fibre-tear failure due to the edge peel stresses. This research work proposes phenol formaldehyde-based hyperelastic adhesive (AF32), as a compliant adhesive for tailoring the single lap joints con...