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Inter-Laminar Strength of Bonded Composite Lap Joints with Selective Stitching through the Thickness


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In bonded composite lap joints, inter-laminar strength is critical to prevent the delamination. In this paper, the phenomenon of progressive delamination in lap joints is simulated in ABAQUS software using stress based composite failure model. It is observed that in all the joints, failure initiation is due to high inter-laminar stresses at the edges of the lap joint. Use of through the thickness stitching results in a significant improvement in inter-laminar strength in joints. These joints are further analyzed for “selective stitching” wherein the stitching is restricted to the failure regions. The results show that selective stitching is able to provide failure strengths close to that of fully stitched model.

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Inter-Laminar Strength, Composite Stitching, Composite Lap Joints, ABAQUS, USDFLD.
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R. H. Hemanth
Infosys Limited, Electronic City, Hosur Road, Bangalore, India
G. V. V. Ravi Kumar
Infosys Limited, Electronic City, Hosur Road, Bangalore, India

Abstract


In bonded composite lap joints, inter-laminar strength is critical to prevent the delamination. In this paper, the phenomenon of progressive delamination in lap joints is simulated in ABAQUS software using stress based composite failure model. It is observed that in all the joints, failure initiation is due to high inter-laminar stresses at the edges of the lap joint. Use of through the thickness stitching results in a significant improvement in inter-laminar strength in joints. These joints are further analyzed for “selective stitching” wherein the stitching is restricted to the failure regions. The results show that selective stitching is able to provide failure strengths close to that of fully stitched model.

Keywords


Inter-Laminar Strength, Composite Stitching, Composite Lap Joints, ABAQUS, USDFLD.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4273/ijvss.8.2.02