Stress analysis of adhesively bonded double strap joints with or without intermediate part subjected to tensile loading

Accidents in the industry, especially in the field of aerospace, are quite common. Damages like tears cracks and holes occur especially when small sand particles present in the airfield collide with the body and wings of an airplane during takeoff and landing. This torn, cracked, or pierced region should be repaired gently. Damaged parts are frequently small regions for which repair is more suitable than complete replacement as workmanship; cost and time are an important concept in today's world. A gap occurs between the patches if double-bonded patches are used in the repair of the damaged parts. In this study, the region between patches in a joint with and without intermediate parts was modeled and its effect on strength was examined numerically and experimentally. The effects of patch thickness, overlap length, adherent thickness, and gap length on the strength of the joints with and without intermediate part was compared. The results show that the intermediate part does not have any influence on the strength of the lap joint such that double strap joints without intermediate part have higher failure load. Additionally, it is seen that the failure load decreased with increasing patch thickness and increased with the thickness of the adherent.