Abstract In the context of increasing use of adhesive bonding for mechanical assembly, there is a need for reliable design tools. Both energetic and stress based conditions are necessary to… Click to show full abstract
Abstract In the context of increasing use of adhesive bonding for mechanical assembly, there is a need for reliable design tools. Both energetic and stress based conditions are necessary to predict the strength of bonded joints, which explains the use of a coupled criterion. The application of the criteria was performed by using Finite Element Analysis. Results obtained numerically were compared to experimental data from tubular bonded samples. A modification of the coupled criterion was proposed to take into account the loading rate in the prediction of the failure load. A good agreement was obtained between experimental and numerical predictions.
               
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