The effect of fatigue crack length on the residual strength of ARALL3 panels with fingertip doublers

Fatigue and residual strength tests were done on doubler specimens consisting of an ARALL3 (3/2) laminate with a bonded-on fingertip doubler. The primary objective was to determine the effect of fatigue crack length on the residual strenght and delamination onset stress for this type of specimen. The specimens were precracked to variable crack...

Preliminary model for the blunt notch behaviour of fibre metal laminates

A number of experiments were done to investigate the influence of plasticity on the strain distribution in the vicinity of a notch and the occurrence of local failure for ARALL3 plate specimens. Analysis of the results led to the development of a model for the blunt notch behaviour of fibre metal laminates. A preliminary implementation was...

The effect of the environment on the fatigue properties of ARALL-3

The effect of the environment on the fatigue behaviour and residual strength of ARALL-3 has been studied using three types of specimens, varying in structural complexity. In addition to the reference ambient air condition, specimens were aged and/or fatigue loaded in hot/humid air or in sump tank fluid. Environmental fatigue loading of door...