TY - JOUR
T1 - Taguchi analysis of bonded composite single-lap joints using a combined interface-adhesive damage model
AU - O'Mahoney, D. C.
AU - Katnam, K. B.
AU - O'Dowd, N. P.
AU - McCarthy, C. T.
AU - Young, T. M.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The mechanical behaviour of bonded composite joints depends on several factors, such as the strength of the composite-adhesive interface, the strength of the adhesive and the strength of the composite itself. In this regard, a finite element model was developed using a combined interface-adhesive damage approach. A cohesive zone model is used to represent the composite-adhesive interface and a continuum damage model for the adhesive bondline. The influence of the composite-adhesive interfacial adhesion and the strength of the adhesive on the performance of a bonded composite single-lap joint was investigated numerically. A Taguchi analysis was conducted to rank the influence of material parameters on the static behaviour of the joint. It was found that the composite-adhesive interfacial fracture energy and the mechanical properties of the adhesive predominantly govern the static performance of the joints. A parametric study was performed by varying the most important material parameters, and a response surface equation is proposed to predict the joint strength. It is shown that the influence of experimental parameter variations, e.g. variation in adhesive curing and surface preparation conditions, can be numerically accommodated to investigate the static behaviour of bonded composite joints by combining finite element and statistical techniques. The methods presented could be used by practicing engineers to describe the failure envelope of adhesively bonded composite joints.
AB - The mechanical behaviour of bonded composite joints depends on several factors, such as the strength of the composite-adhesive interface, the strength of the adhesive and the strength of the composite itself. In this regard, a finite element model was developed using a combined interface-adhesive damage approach. A cohesive zone model is used to represent the composite-adhesive interface and a continuum damage model for the adhesive bondline. The influence of the composite-adhesive interfacial adhesion and the strength of the adhesive on the performance of a bonded composite single-lap joint was investigated numerically. A Taguchi analysis was conducted to rank the influence of material parameters on the static behaviour of the joint. It was found that the composite-adhesive interfacial fracture energy and the mechanical properties of the adhesive predominantly govern the static performance of the joints. A parametric study was performed by varying the most important material parameters, and a response surface equation is proposed to predict the joint strength. It is shown that the influence of experimental parameter variations, e.g. variation in adhesive curing and surface preparation conditions, can be numerically accommodated to investigate the static behaviour of bonded composite joints by combining finite element and statistical techniques. The methods presented could be used by practicing engineers to describe the failure envelope of adhesively bonded composite joints.
KW - Cohesive zone modelling
KW - Composite single-lap bonded joints
KW - Continuum damage modelling
KW - Taguchi analysis and response surface methodology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866864838&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2012.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2012.06.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866864838
SN - 0143-7496
VL - 40
SP - 168
EP - 178
JO - International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
JF - International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
ER -