Tension-tension fatigue behavior of ductile adhesively-bonded FRP joints

The tension-tension fatigue behavior of ductile adhesively-bonded double-lap FRP joints was experimentally investigated. An acrylic adhesive, which was in the rubbery state at ambient temperature, provided the joint ductility. The fatigue degradation of the joints was characterized by the cyclic energy dissipation, cyclic stiffness, cyclic creep displacement and self-generated temperature. The effects of elevated temperature on the joints’...