Authors: Tiago J. P. Araújo, Hugo A. F. A. Santos, Afonso M. C. S. Leite

Composite materials play an important role in many applications from different fields in engineering practice and their use is increasing. Thus, it is convenient that in the design process, mechanical parameters are evaluated to obtain capable structures according to their purpose. The aim of this work is to study experimentally the mechanical behaviour of laminated beams composed by two-layers connected by an adhesive. Three different material configurations (steel-aluminium, steel-polymer and aluminium-polymer) and two different adhesives were considered for evaluation. The experimental results were obtained using a standard three-point bending test.

Tiago J. P. Araújo | Hugo A. F. A. Santos | Afonso M. C. S. Leite
ADEM – Área Departamental de Engenharia Mecânica, ISEL – Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa