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    Effect of repair patch nature on J-integral reduction in notched plates
    (Emerald Publishing, 2024) Houari, Amin; Kouider, Madani; Polat, Alper; Amroune, Salah; Mohamad, Barhm Abdullah; Chellil, Ahmed; Campilho, Raul
    Purpose: The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of different repair patch materials in reducing the stresses at the crack tip of a 2024-T3 aluminum plate. This involves a numerical analysis using the finite element method (FEM) to estimate the reduction in the J-integral value, with the goal of identifying how various parameters related to the patch materials, adhesive properties and loading conditions influence the structural integrity of the repaired plate. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology of this research involves conducting a numerical analysis using the FEM to estimate the reduction in the J-integral value at the crack tip of a 2024-T3 aluminum plate. Three types of patches – metal, composite and functionally graded material (FGM) – were examined under tensile loading conditions, and Adekit-A140 adhesive was used to bond these repair patches to the aluminum plate. Findings: The analysis considered various parameters, including crack length, the nature of fibers in the composite material, the gradation exponent for FGM patches and the nature of the face in contact with the adhesive for the FGM patch. Additionally, stress analysis was conducted, examining the J-integral values for the plate, shear stress in the adhesive layer and peel stress in the composite patch. The findings highlight that modifying the nature of the repair patch used can significantly enhance the structural integrity of the repaired plate. Originality/value: The study analyzed J-integral values, shear stress in the adhesive and peel stress in the composite patch. Various parameters, including crack length, fiber type, gradation exponent and adhesive contact face nature, were considered. Results demonstrate that the J-integral value can be significantly reduced by altering the repair patch type, highlighting the effectiveness of customized patch materials in enhancing structural integrity.
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    Impact Behavior Analysis of Luffa/Epoxy Composites Under Low-Velocity Loading
    (Springer Nature, 2024) Grabi, Massinissa; Chellil, Ahmed; Lecheb, Samir; Grabi, Hocine; Nour, Abdelkader
    Luffa cylindrical (LC) has an exceptionally multipartite architecture, a hierarchical and light structure, and a low density. Such a structure is potentially suitable to replace conventional porous-type composites for low-energy absorption and material reinforcement applications. This paper presents an experimental study of the impact behavior of four different luffa/epoxy composites, named (A), (B), (C), and (D) subjected to low-velocity impact (LVI) at energies ranging from barely visible impact damage (BVID) to perforation (5,15, and 20J). Acoustic emission (AE), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and digital image correlation (DIC) were introduced to the indentation test to offer additional information on damage mechanisms and on strain and displacement fields since the LVI test has a short duration and real-time damage monitoring is not always achievable. The results showed that the values of the peak force of laminates (A), (B), and (D) are relatively lower compared to laminates (C). In the case of perforation impact energy (20J), the Coefficients of Restitution (CoR) of composites (A), (B), and (D) are equal to 0, which indicates that the nature of the impact is completely plastic, except for composite (C) had a value of 0.11, and a lower degree of damage at all impact energies. Composites (C) exhibit the highest impact resistance, followed by composites (A), while composites (D) display the highest energy absorption, followed by composites (B). Multivariable statistical analysis of the AE signals identified four classes of damage: matrix cracking, fiber-matrix debonding, delamination, and fiber breakage. The damage modes found by AE are well presented and proven by SEM analysis. The luffa fiber-reinforced composite has better impact properties than other natural fiber-reinforced composites.
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    Experimental and numerical investigation of impact behavior in honeycomb sandwich composites
    (SAGE, 2024) Djellab, Amira; Chellil, Ahmed; Lecheb, Samir; Safi, Brahim; Mechakra, Hamza; Houari, Amin; Kebir, Hocine; Madani, Kouider
    This paper presents an experimental and numerical study on the low-energy impact fatigue and bending behavior of sandwich panels reinforced with composite laminate glass and carbon fabric facesheets, supported by a honeycomb core made of Nomex. The crushing behavior of honeycomb sandwich specimens subjected to the impact test was compared and discussed. Our results indicate that the carbon composite facesheets have a significant effect on the impact, resulting in an increase in impact resistance and a 157.14% increase in crack depth in the elastic region compared to glass facesheets reinforcement. This increase serves as an indicator of the laminate's ability to resist damage initiation and impact fracture mechanisms. Also, an increasing in flexural strength about 45.72% was observed in carbon facesheets honeycomb specimens compared to glass facesheets reinforcement. Microscopic illustration of the damaged honeycomb sandwich specimens was conducted to evaluate the interfacial characteristics and describe the damage mechanics of the composite facesheets and core adhesion under the impact test. The numerical approach proves to be efficient in terms of accuracy and simplicity compared to existing methods for predicting the damage mechanisms of honeycomb sandwich structures. It was noted that results of numerical study show best agreements with experiment results and the model can be used to predict the low-energy impact fatigue.
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    Dynamic modeling of milling and effect of tool path on machining stability
    (Springer, 2022) Ikkache, Kamel; Chellil, Ahmed; Lecheb, Samir; Mechakra, Hamza
    Regenerative stability theory predicts a set of optimal, stable spindle speeds at integer fractions of the natural frequency of the most flexible mode of the system. Being able to predict these phenomena therefore makes it easier to choose cutting conditions to increase productivity. The three-dimensional study of milling with a spherical tool has been done, and a part of complex shape, it is the continuation of our work previously published. Recently, several theoretical models have been developed for various applications, but there have been very few studies on the particular case of three-axis, complex shape milling. In this paper, it is planned to study the stability of milling operations with a hemispherical tool, using differential equations with delay terms. In this paper, based on the 3D study using a different model, new parameters are introduced in order to compare it with the 2D study of the paper previously published. For a 6061-T6 aluminum alloy part, the model is based on the method of discretization by delay terms of the dynamic equation. Our work has been devoted to have the machining stability lobes in 3D format, along the entire trajectory (discretized in several interpolation segments) of the tool for a flat, inclined (ascending or descending) and complex shaped surface
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    Characterization of low-velocity impact and post-impact damage of luffa mat composite using acoustic emission and digital image correlation
    (SAGE Publications, 2022) Grabi, Massinissa; Chellil, Ahmed; Habibi, Mohamed; Grabi, Hocine; Laperriere, Luc
    In this paper, low-velocity impact and compression after impact damage tolerance of composite reinforced with natural luffa mat were studied for the first time. The effect of impact energy and the influence of the damaged area on the residual mechanical properties under compression were investigated. Acoustic emission (AE), digital image correlation (DIC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used for the evolution of different damage modes and displacement fields. The findings of the experiments reveal that compression after impact tests of 1, 2, and 3J show a significant effect of the residual damage which decreases residual compressive strength by 12.61, 24.14, and 30.9%, respectively, compared to the unimpacted composite, but Young’s modulus was not significantly affected. Multivariable statistical analysis of the AE signals identified four classes of damage: matrix cracking, fiber-matrix debonding, delamination, and fiber failure. It also showed that the damage mode of unimpacted composites which presents the majority of the amplitude events of the AE signals is mainly due to fiber failure, by contrast, for impacted composites the damage mode is mainly due to fiber-matrix debonding. The AE results are convincing and they were confirmed by SEM images of the fractured faces of the specimens, which revealed the main causes of material failure during the compression after impact test. The DIC system monitored the effect of pre-existing damage under compressive loading and found that increasing impact energy increases the stress concentration around the impacted area and has a significant effect on residual crack development, much more in the loading direction
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    Effect of stitch orientation on tensile and flexural bending mechanical properties and damage mechanisms of Glass/Epoxy laminated composites
    (2021) Mechakra, Hamza; Lecheb, Samir; Chellil, Ahmed; Safi, Brahim
    In this study, the effect of stitch row directions on tensile and flexural bending mechanical properties of composite laminates reinforced by glass-fabric was experimentally investigated. For the fabrication of stitched laminates a polyester thread used to stitch the dry fabric glass in fourth cases (longitudinal stitch 0°, transversal stitch 90°, multi-stitching 0°/90° and 45°/-45° stitch) with 4 mm stitch spacing. The responses of stitched laminates specimens subject to the tests mentioned was compared to the unstitched laminates and discussed. According to our results, the effect of stitching plays of opposite roles on tensile property by decreasing of about 45% and 36% in tensile strength and longitudinal modulus compared to unstitched specimens, respectively. However, an increasing approximately 11.69% to 20.25% in flexural strength found in specimens stitched along 0° and multi-stitching 0°/90°, due to the stitch lines through thickness by arrests temporally of cracks propagation and the delamination progressively propagate between layers.