Adhesive bonded hot dip zinc coated sheet and titanium sheet joint strength - numerical analysis

This paper describes a numerical analysis of adhesively bonded hot dip zinc coated sheet and titanium sheet and its comparison with the results of experimental tests. The study aims at presenting a comparative analysis of numerical calculation results with the results of strength test of the joints in question. Numerical simulations are an invaluable extension of experimental tests and, moreover, prove particularly useful at joint designing and analysis stages. The calculations were conducted with ABAQUS Standard software and allowed for the destructive force value obtained in experimental tests. Strength tests were conducted on single-lap adhesive joints for given structural materials; the samples were shear-loaded. The comparison of the results of experimental tests and numerical analysis led us to observe certain inconsistencies in the destructive force values, consequently providing information on the accuracy of a numerical model when compared with the actual model. Geometric model of the analysed single-lap adhesive joint, numerical model of the analysed single-lap adhesive joint, adhesive layer failure criterion description, visualisation of the analysed single-lap joint failure process, visualisation of adhesive joint failure stages of adhesive layer are presented.