Bonded repair of composite aircraft structures: A review of scientific challenges and opportunities

KB Katnam, LFM Da Silva, TM Young - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Advanced composite materials have gained popularity in high-performance structural
designs such as aerospace applications that require lightweight components with superior …

Composite repair in wind turbine blades: an overview

KB Katnam, AJ Comer, D Roy, LFM Da Silva… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Renewable energy sources such as wind energy—together with energy-efficient
technologies—are essential to meet global energy demands and address climate change …

Characterising the behaviour of composite single lap bonded joints using digital image correlation

AJ Comer, KB Katnam, WF Stanley… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional and two-dimensional Digital Image Correlation (DIC) have been used to
evaluate the evolution of deformation and strain in composite single lap bonded joints prior …

Adhesive joining of copper using nano-filler composite adhesive

PK Ghosh, A Patel, K Kumar - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of well dispersed nano particles filled epoxy based adhesive prepared by an
innovative ultrasonic dual mixing on lap joint of copper was investigated. Effect of …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of WC, SiC, iron and glass fillers and their high percentage content on adhesive bond strength of an aluminium alloy butt joint: An experimental study

MK Mejbel, MK Allawi, MH Oudah - J. Mech. Eng. Res. Dev, 2019 - academia.edu
Improving of epoxy adhesive tensile joint strength is a major interest relevant to many
industries. In this study, four types of fillers were chosen (tungsten carbide, silicon carbide …

[HTML][HTML] On the static failure behaviour of co-cured composite joints with enhanced interlaminar fracture energies via multiscale toughening

O İnal, KB Katnam, J Taylor, S Sprenger, P Potluri… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper is focused on the multiscale toughened co-cured composite interfaces of
carbon/epoxy laminates using vacuum infusion and out-of-autoclave curing—with an …

Smart patch for structural health monitoring of composite repair

T Feng, MHF Aliabadi - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The bondline integrity of a repair patch to the parent composite laminate is considered the
most important factor in the repair design. A smart repair patch is proposed here to allow for …

Repair technologies for structural polymeric composites: An automotive perspective

S Olhan, B Antil, BK Behera - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Structural polymeric composite (SPC) materials have become increasingly popular in the
automotive industry due to their lightweight potential, excellent fatigue, and impact …

Micromechanical investigation of damage processes at composite-adhesive interfaces

DJ O'Dwyer, NP O'Dowd, CT McCarthy - Composites Science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A new model of an adhesive bond is presented. The model explicitly considers the
microscale heterogeneity of a composite material, when bonded with an epoxy adhesive …

The impact of nanoparticles and moisture content on bonding strength of urea formaldehyde resin adhesive

T Bardak, E Sozen, K Kayahan, S Bardak - Drvna industrija, 2018 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Wood and wood products have been used in different environmental conditions.
Moisture content (MC) and relative humidity (RH) are key parameters for these conditions …