Bolted Joint Studies in GRP

Abstract

Glass-reinforced polymeric (GRP) materials offer certain advantages to the designer of Naval ships. A large strength-to-weight ratio, coupled with electromagnetic transparency and (possibly engineered) sound-dampening properties, render GRP materials as attractive materials for ship decks and deckhouse skins. Unfortunately, these materials, which use a thermosetting resin as a matrix material, cannot be welded as steel can. Thus, if a large structure is to be built of GRP, the inevitable joints must be either adhesively bounded or mechanically fastened. These joining techniques are frequently combined in joints which must support large loads. Because of this, an understanding of the mechanical behavior of joints in GRP is important.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283843

Entities

People

  • David M. Fox

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearing Strength
  • Bolted Joints
  • Bolts
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Delamination
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Laminates
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design