Damage Tolerance Assessment of Boron/Epoxy Repairs to Fuselage Lap Joints.

Abstract

This report describes an experimental program into the damage tolerance of boron/epoxy repairs to multi-site damage in a typical aircraft fuselage lap joint. Repaired lap joint specimens containing adhesive disbonds and impact damage were evaluated using both fatigue and static tension tests. It was demonstrated that such damage had no significant effect on the performance of the repairs. Damage tolerance, Impact damage, Bonded composite repairs, Lap joints, Fuselages, Fatigue tests, Tension tests.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA258383

Entities

People

  • D. Rees
  • L. Molent
  • R. Jason Jones

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Adhesives
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Australia
  • Composite Materials
  • Damage
  • Damage Tolerance
  • Degradation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Eddy Currents
  • Fatigue Life
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fuselages
  • Hydraulic Tests
  • Light Sources
  • Materials

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.