Issue 62

S.Ch.Djebbar et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 62 (2022) 304-325; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.22

As the force applied increases and at the same time the damage to the adhesive spreads, the square patch continues to transfer the stresses of the damaged area and has more transfer surface unlike the circular patch that transmits less stress at the same time as the damage of the continuous adhesive.

Plate repaired by square patch

Plate repaired by circular patch

Figure 8: Stress levels in the repaired plate for different applied loads.

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