This test plan will give a general overview on the test plan required to complete this experiment.
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Background Information:
Several components of the seat will use a fastener to conjoin two composite materials together. An alternative option to the use of adhesives is the use of a fastener. The use of a single lap shear (bolted) test plan is to simulate the strength of the material as 2 composites are joined together using a fastener. An instance where the bulkhead interfaces with the seat. Since both are made up of composites, this document will test their strength (tensile) but in smaller test specimens. The red rectangle is an approximate location to where the bulkhead and seat will interface by the use of a fastener.
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Test Specimen Requirements:
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Image below is an image of what this experiment should look like. Noting that the two composites are joined by a fastener instead of an adhesive.
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Loading Configurations:
Single lap shear at max should be at least (80kg + mass of seat)*5*9.81
Mass of front seat is around 6.4kg
Essentially pulling the two pieces of composite away from each other to simulate what would happen if bulkhead and seat were pulled apart