Using digital image correlation techniques for damage detection on adhesively bonded composite repairs

M.A. Caminero, S. Pavlopoulou, M. López-Pedrosa, B.G. Nicolaisson, Christophe Pinna, C. Soutis

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Abstract

The use of composite materials in aircraft industry has risen significantly in recent years. Bonded patch repair technologies provide an alternative to mechanically fastened repairs with significantly higher performance. In this work, the behaviour of scarf-type bonded patches in laminated composites are monitored using full-field measurement methods based on Digital Image Correlation (DIC) techniques which are validated against Lamb wave propagation analysis. The current work focuses on the performance and the on-line monitoring of the adhesively bonded patches in composite plates subjected to tensile loading.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-57
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Composites Letters
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2012

Keywords

  • bonded patch repair
  • composites
  • damage detection
  • digital image correlation
  • scarf repair
  • stress concentration

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