Review on the performance improvements and non-destructive testing of patches repaired composites

W Zhou, X Ji, S Yang, J Liu, L Ma - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The composites patch is an effective method to repair metal and composite parts while
keeping the weight of repaired structures almost constant. This review focuses on the …

Analysis of the adhesive damage for different patch shapes in bonded composite repair of aircraft structures

F Benyahia, A Albedah, BB Bouiadjra - Materials & Design (1980-2015), 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, the adhesive damage in bonded composite repair of aircraft structures is
analyzed using a three dimensional finite element method. Four different patch shapes were …

Comparison between composite and metallic patches for repairing aircraft structures of aluminum alloy 7075 T6

BB Bouiadjra, F Benyahia, A Albedah… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, experimental and numerical investigations were carried out in order to compare
the performances of composite and metallic patches for repairing aircraft structures. In the …

Reduced-dimension surrogate modeling to characterize the damage tolerance of composite/metal structures

C Arndt, C Crusenberry, B Heng, R Butler, S TerMaath - Modelling, 2023 - mdpi.com
Complex engineering models are typically computationally demanding and defined by a
high-dimensional parameter space challenging the comprehensive exploration of parameter …

Experimental analysis of the fatigue life of repaired cracked plate in aluminum alloy 7075 with bonded composite patch

A Albedah, SMA Khan, F Benyahia… - Engineering Fracture …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, we analyzed the fatigue behavior of a V-notch crack in an aluminum alloy 7075-
T6 plate repaired with bonded composite patch under constant and stepped variable …

Experimental and numerical analyses of the effects of overload on the fatigue life of aluminum alloy panels repaired with bonded composite patch

NHM Bouchkara, A Albedah, F Benyahia… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, we analyzed the effect of a single overload fatigue cycle on the efficiency of
bonded composite patch repair on a cracked Al 2024 T3 aluminum plate. Experimental and …

Numerical optimizing and experimental evaluation of stepwise rapid high-pressure microwave curing carbon fiber/epoxy composite repair patch

X Liu, Y He, D Qiu, Z Yu - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerical models of multi-layer composite laminates with various fiber orientations and fiber
layers were investigated under adhesively bonded repair condition by ABAQUS. Stress …

Effects of adhesive disbond and thermal residual stresses on the fatigue life of cracked 2024-T3 aluminum panels repaired with a composite patch

A Albedah, BB Bouiadjra, F Benyahia… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The technology of bonded composite repair has displayed its effectiveness in increasing the
residual fatigue life of cracked aeronautical structures. However, two major phenomena …

Effect of the stiffness ratio on the growth of repaired fatigue cracks with composite patch

M Salem, R Mhamdia, B Mechab… - … Based Design of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study is to develop an analytical model to predict the fatigue life of
aluminum alloy panels repaired by a carbon/epoxy patch. The study includes two parts: an …

[HTML][HTML] Elastic–plastic analysis and strength evaluation of adhesive joints in wind turbine blades

Y Hua, ARM Kasavajhala, L Gu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to investigate the performance of adhesive joints of
carbon/epoxy wind turbine blade subjected to combined bending and tension loadings …