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Joint Design : Finite Element Aided Design of Adhesive Joints

Esteves, JL
Research Assistant, Laboratory of Mechanics of Composites and Joints, Institut Supérieur de l'Automobile et des Transports (ISAT)Centre for Composite Materials, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP), NeversPorto Codex,

Aivazzadeh, S
Professor, Laboratory of Mechanics of Composites and Joints, Institut Supérieur de l'Automobile et des Transports (ISAT), Nevers,

Marques, AT
Professor, Centre for Composite Materials, Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP), Porto Codex,

Pages: 12    Published: Jan 1994

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Source: STP1227-EB

Abstract

This paper presents a special purpose finite element program developed on microcomputers for the analysis and design of adhesives joints. The Program “Joint Design” has been completely developed for the design of adhesives joints. It is planned and adapted for them with the following major features: i) the use of mixed interface finite elements, ii) significant decrease of computational time, iii) interactive user friendly package making possible the use of the program by designers with little or no knowledge of internal structure and methods.

Keywords:
joint design, adhesive joint, interface finite element, interactive package, stress analysis

Paper ID: STP12919S
Committee/Subcommittee: D14.03
DOI: 10.1520/STP12919S
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