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Adhesively Bonded Patch Repair in Polymer Composites: Effects of Reinforcement Configuration and Post-Cure TemperatureBy S. Dilip Sankar, M. Sundararaj
Abstract: Adhesive patch repair technique has been identified as an effective and economical approach to repair damaged polymer composite structures that are used in aerospace, automotive, marine, wind energy, and many other high-performance engineering applications. Adhesive bonding offers superior stress distribution, reduced stress concentration, less structural weight and fatigue resistance, and thus increases the lifetime of the repair of composite structures when compared to the traditional mechanical attachment approaches. Performance and …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2026 · pp. 991–1001 Read article →