Fracture load predictions for adhesive joints

Abstract An engineering approach to fracture load predictions for adhesive joints is presented. The approach is based on the premise that the in-situ strength of the bondline can be characterized by the fracture envelope (critical energy release rate as a function of the mode of loading), for a specific adhesive system. By using the J integral for large deformations together with large-deformation beam theory, a simple closed-form expression is obtained for the energy release rate per unit area extension when a crack propagates in the bondline of a generalized adhesive joint (adhesive sandwich). This technique, together with a published method for mode partitioning, enables fracture load prediction by comparing the calculated fracture parameters with the critical ones from the fracture envelope. The approach is shown to predict fracture loads accurately for a variety of joints including the cracked lap shear (CLS), the single lap shear (SLS) and the double strap (DS) joint.

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