In order to investigate the performance of the adhesive bonding repair in composite structures, static tensile test is carried out on the bonding structures numerically and experimentally. The tensile stress–displacement behaviors of T7901 composite adhesive bonding structure is studied under room temperature. Based on the three-dimensional progressive damage theory, the model of adhesive bonding structures with different patch shape has been constructed, and the final failure strength is predicted using APDL language. Moreover, experiment has been performed on each adhesive bonding structure with different patch shape. The results indicate a good agreement with numerical predictions. Furthermore, it is found that the repair effect of the adhesive bonding structure with the square patch is better than others. The final damage pattern and damage range of the patch repair structure are also tested by X-ray machine, which are consistent with the simulation results.
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