On Obtaining Design Allowables for Adhesives Used in the Bonded-Composite Repair of Aircraft

Abstract

A technique is documented, along with its experimental validation, for obtaining engineering-standard design allowables for structural adhesives used in the bonded/composite repair of aircraft structure. The design of durable bonded-composite repairs is reliant on such design allowables. It is intended that allowables obtained using this technique replace the manufacturer's brochure data that is currently in use for some adhesives. Design allowables for the most common repair adhesive - FM73 - were obtained as part of the experimental validation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA342490

Entities

People

  • John Van Den Berg
  • Peter Chalkley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Adhesives
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Production Engineering
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Universities

Readers

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