Continuing interest and more developments in recent years indicated that it would be useful
to update Banea and da Silva paper entitled “Adhesively bonded joints in composite …

The use of adhesive joints has gathered increasing interest in recent years due to their
advantages over conventional bonding techniques, namely lighter structures and decreased …

Adhesively-bonded joints are extensively used in several fields of engineering. Cohesive
Zone Models (CZM) have been used for the strength prediction of adhesive joints, as an add …

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 …

As a result of the widespread use of composite materials in primary structures of aerospace
platforms, composite joining became more crucial. This study addresses the effect of joining …

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 …

Adhesive bonding is used to fabricate structures of complex shape that could not be
manufactured in one piece. In many high performance structures, joints between composite …

The available techniques for strength prediction of bonded joints have improved over the
years. Cohesive zone models (CZM) coupled to finite element method (FEM) analyses …

Adhesively bonded joints are widely used in structures manufactured with composite
laminates. Single-lap adhesive joints are the common most used due to their simple …

The capability of joining two thermoplastic composite parts by welding is a key technology to
reduce the weight and cost of assembled parts and enables high volume manufacturing of …