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Axisymmetric Finite Element Modeling Of Adhesive Joint Between A Laminated Composite And Metal Cylinder, Casey A. Talbot

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Because lowering weight as much as possible is desirable in all applications designed to go to space, the use of composite materials is desirable. Composites are materials that are made up of two or more separate materials usually with significantly different characteristics which remain separate and distinct in their completed state. Fiber-reinforced epoxy composites, in general, are very strong and light. Because most space structures cannot solely be made of composites, a method to join them with metals is needed. Adhesive joining, or gluing, has been determined to be the most promising option.

For the joining technique to be used, …