Bond behavior of CFRP-steel double-lap joints exposed to marine atmosphere and fatigue loading

External bonding with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) has been considered great potential in fatigue strengthening of defected steel components. Generally, it takes one to two weeks for a structural adhesive to achieve full strength in such a repair scheme. The potential risk of an environmental attack at the curing stage of adhesive has not been well understood. This paper presents an experimental study on the interfacial behavior of...