FAA Bonded Structure Projects

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FAA Bonded Structure Projects
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Session Purpose

• Give understanding of FAA involvement in bonded
  structures
• Show areas currently addressed by FAA research
• Provide overview for discussion of needs in
  bonded structure research

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Current FAA Research

• Strength and Damage Tolerance of Adhesively
  Bonded Joints
• Hyonny Kim
• Adhesive Behavior in Aircraft Applications
• John Tomblin
• Evaluation Code for Composite Joints in General
  Aviation Structures
• Rachael Andrulonis
• UCSB Bond Structure Characterization Work
• Curtis Davies

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Future FAA Bonded Structures

• Adhesive Qualification Methodology
• Variable BondlineThickness Effects onAdhesive
  Joint Strength
• Damage Tolerance onFull-Scale BondedAssembly