Composite laminate and load-introduction component for a load-introduction joint
AssigneeAirbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
InventorMoritz BUESING
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Abstract
A composite laminate for connection to at least one attachment component in a load-introduction joint, said composite laminate comprising an opening that is adapted to receive a load-introduction component of said load-introduction joint, wherein a prefailure indication element is provided in the region of said opening, said prefailure indication element being modifiable by said load-introduction component in a prefailure mode of said load-introduction joint for indication of an impending function-affecting failure of said composite laminate. The invention is further related to a corresponding load-introduction component.
Claims15
A composite laminate for connection to at least one attachment component in a load-introduction joint, the composite laminate comprising an opening that is adapted to receive a load-introduction component of the load-introduction joint, wherein a prefailure indication element is provided in the region of the opening, the prefailure indication element being modifiable by the load-introduction component in a prefailure mode of the load-introduction joint for indication of an impending function-affecting failure of the composite laminate.
A load-introduction component for attachment of at least one attachment component to a composite laminate in a load-introduction joint, the load-introduction component comprising a cylindrical section that is adapted to be received in an opening provided in the composite laminate, wherein a prefailure indication element is provided on the cylindrical section, the prefailure indication element being adapted to modify the composite laminate in a prefailure mode of the load-introduction joint for indication of an impending function-affecting failure of the composite laminate.
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