... material patch of an adhesively bonded repair of cracked metal plates under biaxial stress. Design/methodology/approach The approach consists on determining the patch topology and adhesive thickness that minimize the stress intensity factor and the bending moment caused by the asymmetry of the repair...

...Chi Chen; Thanh Hai Tran; Alex A. Volinsky Purpose The purpose of this work is to describe the effects of the length of cracks and the patch size on the stress intensity factors in a bonded composite repair structure containing multiple site damage. Design/methodology/approach Finite element...