This important collection reviews key research on adhesive behaviour and applications in sectors as diverse as construction and automotive engineering. The book is broken down into three main parts: fundamentals, mechanical properties and applications. Part 1 focuses on the basic properties of adhesives, surface assessment and treatment. Part 2 concentrates on understanding how adhesives perform under stress and the factors affecting fatigue and failure. The final part of the book reviews industry specific applications in areas such as building and construction, transport and electrical engineering.

With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Adhesive Bonding will be a standard reference for all those concerned with the industrial application of adhesives.

PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF ADHESIVE BONDING

History of adhesive bonding
Early days
The industrialisation of glue making
The advent of synthetic polymers
References

What are adhesives and sealants and how do they work
Introduction
Adhesives which harden by loss of solvent
Adhesives which harden by loss of water
Adhesives which harden by cooling
Adhesives which harden by chemical reaction
Adhesives which do not harden - pressure sensitive adhesives
Adhesion by physical adsorption
Adhesion by chemical bonding
The electrostatic theory of adhesion
Mechanical interlocking
Adhesion by interdiffusion
Weak boundary layers
Pressure sensitive adhesion
Future trends
Sources of information
References

Surfaces: how to assess
Introduction
Surface topography
Surface thermodynamics
Surface chemical analysis
Concluding remarks
Acknowledgements
References

Surfaces: how to treat
Introduction
Pretreatments for metals
Pretreatments for inorganic materials
Pretreatments for plastics
Pretreatments for elastomers
Summary and future trends
Literature
References

PART 2: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Stress analysis
Introduction
A qualitative description of adhesive joint stresses
Closed form, global stress analysis of adhesive joints
Finite element analyses of adhesive joints
Future developments
References

Environmental (durability) effects
Introduction
Additives to reduce photo-oxidative degradation
Behaviour of structural joints to metals in wet surroundings
Water and adhesives
Water and adhesive interfaces
Other fluids
Timber joints
Future trends
Further information
References

Nondestructive testing
Introduction
Conventional ultrasonics
Bond testers
Rapid scanning methods
Cohesive property measurement
The interface problem and monitoring environmental degradation
Conclusions
References

Impact behaviour of adhesively bonded joints
Introduction
Experimental method for impact test of adhesives and adhesively bonded joints, and characteristics of adhesives under high rate loading
Stress distribution and variation in adhesively bonded joints subject to impact load
Actual joint design considering impact load
Future trends and further information
Conclusion
Reference

Fracture mechanics of adhesive bonds
Introduction
An energy criterion for failure
The stress intensity factor approach
The energy release rate approach
Thermodynamic, intrinsic, and practical adhesion energy
The effect of mode mixity
Experimental evaluation of fracture energy
Durability
Designing with fracture mechanics
Recent developments and current research areas
Conclusion
References

Fatigue
Introduction
The stress-life approach
The Fatigue Crack Growth (FCG) approach
Summary and future trends
Further information
References

Vibration damping
Introduction
Damping in joints
Prediction methods of vibration damping
Experimental data on vibration damping of adhesively bonded joints
Future trends
References

PART 3: APPLICATIONS

Joining similar and dissimilar materials
Introduction
Joint design
Adhesive selection
Surface pre-treatments
Assembly issues and hybrid joining
Future trends
References

Bonding composites
Introduction
The specific nature of composite materials
Design of bonded composite assemblies
Surface preparation
Testing
Influence of bondline thickness
Examples of bonded composite structures
Durability and long-term performance
Future trends
Sources of information
References

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