Analysis of composite T-joint designs for enhanced resistance to hydrodynamic ram

This study is concerned with the feasibility of different T-joint designs for application in aircraft composite fuel tanks which may be subjected to hydrodynamic ram loading. In a first step, the response of a hybrid metallic/composite T-joint is compared against a state-of-the-art composite T-joint. In a second step, two different resin systems are compared using a third T-joint design – one state-of-the-art aerospace resin and one novel,...