Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) combine characteristics of polymers and fibers to obtain a
material with high mechanical strength and stiffness together with low specific mass and …

The current study aims to evaluate the application of the CZM technique in low-cycle impact
fatigue (LC-IF) life analysis of bonded structures by considering the cohesive properties …

Fracture toughness, ie, GC, is considered an important fracture characteristic parameter by
which the state of integrity of the adhesively bonded joints under different loading modes …

The application of adhesively bonded components is increasing in the lightweight design
particularly in aerospace. However, the lack of easy and reliable techniques for the …

In a prior study, the current authors proposed the utilization of semi-circular bend (SCB)
specimens for analyzing the fracture energy of adhesive materials. However, similar to …

Recently, numerous papers have been conducted to study the fracture mechanism of
adhesively bonded joints in mixed mode I+ II fracture. Nevertheless, the lack of an efficient …

Nowadays, dissimilar adhesive joints are used widely in different industrial sectors. For this
type of joints, the investigation of the fracture behaviour under pure mode I loading is a vital …

Critical strain energy release rate (Gc) is considered as an important fracture characteristic
parameter by which the state of integrity of the bonded structures can be assessed. Although …

Ao longo dos últimos anos a utilização das juntas adesivas tem vindo a verificar um
aumento acentuado em aplicações estruturais em detrimento dos métodos tradicionais de …