Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Bolted Repair for Composite Laminates with Delamination Damage
Composite materials are widely used in aircraft due to the urgent need for high-quality structures in aerospace engineering. In order to verify the effectiveness of complex bolt repairs on composite structures, compression tests have been performed on three types (intact, damaged, and repaired) of composite plate specimens, and finite element simulation results of these three types’ specimens were obtained. The experimental results show that for damaged composite laminates, the strength recovery after bolt repair can reach an impressive 107%, and the delamination propagation caused by over-buckling deformation is considered to be the main cause of failure, which also suggests that although bolt repair can improve the strength of the specimens, it has a limited ability to inhibit delamination propagation. The simulation results of the finite element model in this paper are in good agreement with the actual experimental results, and the maximum error does not exceed 7.9%. In conclusion, this paper verifies the suitability of the proposed repair scheme in engineering applications and the correctness of the modeling method for repaired composite laminates.
» Author: Shan Xiao
» Reference: doi: 10.3390/polym16202918
» Publication Date: 17/10/2024
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
