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A detailed finite-element analysis of the stress-strain state in the load transfer zone of uneasily tensioned flat test specimens made of a high-strength unidirectional carbon fiber-epoxy composite is carried out with account of the elastoplastic behavior of a structural polyurethane adhesive. Various schemes of introduction of external loads into the specimens are considered. A numerical finite-element analysis of different configurations of specimen tabs allowed us to put forward a technique for significantly reducing the dangerous concentration of operating stresses.
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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 43–58, January–February, 2007.
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Portnov, G.G., Kulakov, V.L. & Arnautov, A.K. A refined stress-strain analysis in the load transfer zone of flat specimens of high-strength unidirectional composites in uniaxial tension 2. Finite-element parametric analysis. Mech Compos Mater 43, 29–40 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-007-0003-5
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