Fatigue life predictions of carbon fiber reinforced plastic in specimens of double-shear bolted joint

Abstract

It is noted that in modern aircraft composite structures there is a significant number of composite and metal-composite shear bolted joints, the fatigue life of which is an important factor to ensure the operating safety of such constructions. Thus, special attention is given to the evaluation of the layered composites fatigue life in such joints during tests and calculations of the similar structures components. Despite a considerable number of publications and studies on this subject, it can be observed that many important methodological issues have not been solved yet in this field. These problems can deal with the choice of the main mode of layered composites fatigue damage in shear bolted joints; the uncertainty of the basic fatigue curve; the practical absence of some models, representing diagrams of constant life fatigue for the layered composites in the joints under consideration; the uncertainty of fatigue damage summation rule in the layered composites in the investigated joints. Based on the review results and the data analysis of domestic and foreign publications including the results of specially conducted studies, the solutions to these problems are proposed. The proposed solutions were verified by analyzing the calculated and experimental data on the fatigue life of carbon fiber reinforced plastic laminates НТА7/6376 [45/-45/0/90]3S in the double-shear bolted joints specimens.