Analysis of a Thick Adherend Specimen

The Poisson s ratio is assumed to have a value of 0.417 and remains constant with time. The material properties for the aluminum adherends are presented in Table 2. 

FIGURE 5. Geometry, boundary conditions, and loading for a thick adherend specimen. 

FIGURE 6. Comparison of the peel stress obtained by NOVA and MARC for the model joint. 

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