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@inproceedings{Mouring:2015,
author = {Mouring, SE and Louca, LA and Brambleby, R},
title = {Investigation into hybrid perforated steel-to-composite joints},
year = {2015}
}
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AB - There are many advantages of advanced composite materials compared to traditional metallic materials including high stiffness- and strength-to-weight ratios, corrosion resistance, damage tolerance, and improved stealth characteristics. Thus, they are being used more often as primary structural members in both civil and military applications. However due to insufficient stiffness and ductility of composites compared to metallic materials, these materials are not typically applied in isolation. This has led to a rapid expansion of interests in metal and composite combined structures. One of the major structural challenges in this area is the design of hybrid metal-to-composite joints. Hybrid joints usually entail both material and geometry discontinuities leading to stiffness mismatch and local stress concentrations. Current research at Imperial College London (ICL) and the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) shows that among the various types of novel metal-to-composite joints, perforated hybrid steel-to-composite joints demonstrate significant potential in naval structural applications. In these joints, perforations are cut into the steel increasing the cohesion between steel and composite parts, and thus improving the transfer of load between two parts. Apart from the benefit of mechanical interlocking, the perforated steel plate also is believed to decrease the elastic mismatch between the stiff steel part and the relatively compliant composite part. This paper reviews an Office of Naval Research (ONR) - sponsored research project focusing on the perforated hybrid steel-to-composite joint design.
AU - Mouring,SE
AU - Louca,LA
AU - Brambleby,R
PY - 2015///
TI - Investigation into hybrid perforated steel-to-composite joints
ER -