Strength of carbon/epoxy composite single-lap bonded joints in various environmental conditions

The effect of nanoparticles in single-lap composite joints studied by experimental and numerical analyses

“…They also observed less intensified stress and damaged fibers. Park et al [6] scrutinized the effect of both environmental conditions and different production methods in single-lap joints and concluded that the co-cured joints had the best strength in all environmental conditions. They also observed that co-cured joints had the highest strength in low temperature.…”

Effects of hygrothermal and ambient humidity conditioning on shear strength of metal–GFRP single lap joints co-cured in and out of water

“…The mechanical changes in CFRP monolithic specimens appeared less important. On the other hand, composite single-lap bonded joints were performed by Park et al [11] to study the combined effect of the environmental condition and the manufacturing method as they pertain to joint strength and failure conditions. The results of their study suggested that the elevated temperature and wet (ETW) condition increased the delamination stress of the laminate and decreased the adhesive shear strength.…”

An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Mixed-Mode Fracture Toughness and Lap Shear Strength of Aerospace Grade Composite Joints

“…While these tests are relatively simple to perform and post-process compared to their fracture mechanics based counterparts, the results can often be misleading and are greatly dependent on the overlap length, the thickness of the substrate and the type of fillet employed [2,3].…”