Table 4

Specimens dimensions and configurations of the patches

ParameterValue
The aluminum specimen height (L), mm150
The aluminum specimen width (W), mm50
The aluminum specimen thickness (t), mm2
Crack length (a)(0.2, 0.3 and 0.6) W
The position of the patch (x)(0, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.6) W
Patch width (wp), mm5, 15 and 30
Patch height (hp), mm30
Equivalent patch radius (Rp), mm10, 17 and 24
Number of patch layers (N)One, two
Debonding area/total patch area (A)(⁠13⁠, 12 and 23⁠)

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