Impact and bending analysis of composite scarf adhesive joints modified with MWCNTs at room and hot temperatures

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• U A Khashaba ^{1, 2}
• Ramzi Othman ³
• I M R Najjar ³

¹ Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.+

² Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt.

³ Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Keywords

• Scarf adhesive joint
• Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
• Thermo-mechanical impact loads
• Impact bending stiffness
• Absorbed energy
• Bending tests