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We study the fatigue cross section of an adhesive lap joint of glass and polycarbonate with regard for the procedure of application of the adhesive layer, its area, the levels of principal stresses, loading frequency, and the stress ratio. It is discovered that the fatigue life of the joint in laboratory air is independent of the stress ratio and loading frequency and the total number of cycles to failure is determined by the initial size of the defect. It is shown that the quality of adhesion is the principal factor guaranteeing the best fatigue life results.
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Veer, F., Zuidema, J., Riemslag, T. et al. Mode II Fatigue Failure in Transparent Adhesive Joints. Materials Science 38, 773–779 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024295330895
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