The use of adhesive joints has increased rapidly in the past decades. Driven by the growing
demand for lightweight structures, composite adherends have increased in popularity …

Advanced composite materials have gained popularity in high-performance structural
designs such as aerospace applications that require lightweight components with superior …

Adhesives have been used for thousands of years, but until 100 years ago, the vast majority
was from natural products such as bones, skins, fish, milk, and plants. Since about 1900 …

The need to design lightweight structures and the increased use of lightweight materials in
industrial fields, have led to wide use of adhesive bonding. Recent work relating to finite …

The structural integrity of multi-component structures is usually determined by the strength
and durability of their unions. Adhesive bonding is often chosen over welding, riveting and …

The analysis of adhesively bonded joints started in 1938 with the closed-form model of
Volkersen. The equilibrium equation of a single lap joint led to a simple governing …

This book brings value to anyone working with or designing natural fiber composite
structures. It helps readers understand the value these materials can add to projects, how to …

This work addresses both experimental and numerical analyses regarding the tensile
behaviour of CFRP single-strap repairs. Two fundamental geometrical parameters were …

The study of the behaviour of adhesive joints under impact loadings is a very active field of
research, driven by significant industrial interest. Many industries, such as the automotive …

An experimental and numerical study concerning the tensile behaviour of adhesively-
bonded carbon–epoxy scarf repairs is presented, using scarf angles ranging from 2° to 45° …