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Hoop Stress (MPa)<br />

Figure 3.3: Hoop Stress versus P/L Ratio (2 different materials)<br />

Figure 3.32 shows hoop <strong>an</strong>d axial stresses as a function of composite repair<br />

thickness to repair length ratio <strong>an</strong>d also notch length. The hoop stress decreases steadily<br />

as thickness increases <strong>an</strong>d length of defect decreases. Likewise, Figure 3.33 shows the<br />

same pattern. However, as the axial stress decreases, the thickness increases but the<br />

length of defect also increases. There are some fluctuations in axial stress readings as<br />

shown by Glass <strong>an</strong>d Carbon epoxies at the length defect of 7 mm. This is because of<br />

biaxial effects. From these figures, it c<strong>an</strong> be concluded that hoop stress is directly<br />

proportional to the length of the defect <strong>an</strong>d inversely proportional to the thickness of the<br />

repair. Axial stress is inversely proportional to both the defect length <strong>an</strong>d repair<br />

thickness.<br />

110<br />

105<br />

100<br />

95<br />

90<br />

85<br />

80<br />

75<br />

70<br />

65<br />

60<br />

0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08<br />

P/L Ratio<br />

113<br />

W100 Glass/Epoxy<br />

W100 Carbon/Epoxy<br />

W40 Glass/Epoxy<br />

W40 Carbon/Epoxy<br />

W7 Glass/Epoxy<br />

W7 Carbon/Epoxy

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