Fatigue damage tolerance of adhesively bonded pultruded GFRP double-strap joints with adhesion defects
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Author(s)
Fame, Cheikh Makhfouss
He, Li
Tam, Lik-ho
Wu, Chao
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper reports an investigation on the damage tolerance of adhesively bonded pultruded glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) joints under fatigue loading. Double-strap joints with and without bondline defects were subjected to constant amplitude fatigue loading. The study investigated the effects of the defect location, size, and number on the fatigue performance of the joints (i.e., failure mode, fatigue life). Results showed that the failure mode was a combination of delamination and adhesive fiber–reinforced polymer (FRP) interface debonding at the defect vicinities. The fatigue life of the joints was significantly reduced (up to 90%) when the defect was at the overlap end. A defect size larger than 10% of the total bonded area could yield a substantial reduction in fatigue life. Small defects (less than 10% of the total bonded area) could yield a reduction in fatigue life of up to 73% when their number exceeded four. The joint exhibited better damage tolerance under static than fatigue loading conditions.
Date Issued
2023-02
Date Acceptance
2022-09-16
Citation
Journal of Composites for Construction, 2023, 27 (1)
ISSN
1090-0268
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume
27
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.
This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at https://doi.org/10.1061/JCCOF2.CCENG-4015
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Subjects
Adhesively bonded joints
BEHAVIOR
COMPOSITES
Damage tolerance
Engineering
Engineering, Civil
Fatigue
Materials Science
Materials Science, Composites
Mechanics
PERFORMANCE
PLATES
Pultrusion
Science & Technology
STATE
STRENGTH
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
04022100
Date Publish Online
2022-11-25