Fig. 7 Overlapping splices cut back to form butt splices in the faying region, maintaining a smooth faying surface More

Fig. 3 Ply splices shown in a carbon fiber composite cross section. Bright-field illumination, 5× objective More

Fig. 9 Two lap-splice failure scenarios for the splice shown on top: long crack and severe multisite damage More

Fig. 10 Splicing of fabric and tape prepegs. Overlap splice is used for fabric at all ply orientations and for tape in a 0° direction. Butt-strap splice is used for fabric in which only warp or fill fibers have been cut. Tape prepreg is aligned parallel to the cut fibers. More

Fig. 10 Ultrasonic method for detecting poor bonding in a lap splice with ultrasonic guided waves. (a) Ultrasonic through-transmission approach for lap splice joint inspection. (b) Double-spring “hopping probe” used for the inspection of a lap splice joint. (c) Signal for a good bond. (d More

Fig. 15 Positive print from x-ray radiograph of foaming adhesive at core splice. (a) Lack of or unacceptable foaming at core splice. (b) Acceptable foaming at core splice More

Fig. 14 (a) Bolted splice plate with heavy rusting on bolt heads, edges, and in crevices, all difficult areas to coat. (b) Rusted rivet heads and bolts on an old truss bridge. These irregular surfaces are difficult to paint thoroughly. Courtesy of KTA-Tator, Inc. More

Fig. 18 Precision forged alloy Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn and alloy Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al splice fitting produced using hot-die/isothermal forging techniques to illustrate shape complexity capabilities of the process More

Fig. 3 Galvanic corrosion of aluminum in buried power cable splice (copper to aluminum). Courtesy of R. Baboian, Texas Instruments, Inc. More

Fig. 10 Lap-splice predictions. Model A: fatigue crack growth rate ( da / dN ) curve set 1, initial discontinuity state (IDS) = 84 μm (0.0033 in.); model B: da / dN curve set 1, IDS = 64 μm (0.0025 in.); model C: da / dN curve set 1, IDS = 43 μm (0.0017 in.); model D: da / dN curve set 2 More

Fig. 11 Repair of honeycomb core using core splicing adhesive More

Fig. 6 Core splicing More

Fig. 11 Tapering of edges of splice plates to relieve adhesive peel stresses (slightly thicker tips permissible for aluminum) More

Fig. 7 Splicing of a full-body ply based on material width. EOP, edge of part More

Fig. 13 Core splicing More

Fig. 22 Honeycomb splicing fixture using screw jacks to apply load More

Fig. 5 Lap splice joint More

Fig. 16 Section through main splice of the F-14A stabilizer More

Fig. 18 Close-tolerance longeron splice forging that substituted tilting and shift draft for applied draft (a). Tilting of the forging in the die impression is shown in (b). See Example 4. Dimensions in figure given in inches. Item Close-tolerance forging Material Aluminum alloy More

Fig. 20 Close-tolerance bulkhead corner splice forging that was forged in a tilted position to eliminate draft (a). Forging positions for a conventionally forged alternate and for the close-tolerance forging are shown in (b). See Example 6. Dimensions in figure given in inches. Item More