This book gathers selected contributions of the 7th international conference on structural adhesive bonding AB 2023, held in Porto, Portugal, July 13–14, 2023.
The book provides the latest trends and developments related to structural bonding. Topics like adhesive formulation and properties, adhesion and surface treatments, joint design, and durability of structural adhesive joints are covered.
This book offers a wealth of information for researchers, students and engineers in industry.
Part I. Adhesive formulation and properties.
Chapter
1. Analysis of the
influence of basalt powders on the mechanical properties of epoxy coatings
(Agnieszka Chowaniec-Michalak).
Chapter 2. Experimental validation of the
characterisation of highly flexible adhesives using multiple specimen
configurations (F.J. Simón-Portillo).- Part II. Adhesion and surface
treatments.- Chapter 3. The Effect of Adhesive Strength on Thin-Walled Metal
Surfaces Coated with Cataphoresis Application according to Adhesive Thickness
(Baykara C).
Chapter 4. Adhesive Properties of Polyurethane Paint Coatings
Modified with Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Hardwood Protection (Karolina
Brzozowska).
Chapter 5. The effect of the synergistic application of waste
granite powder and linen fibers on the adhesive properties of ecological
epoxy coatings (ukasz Kampa).- Part III. Joint design.
Chapter
6. Investigation of Adherend Thickness in Thin-Ply HybridLaminates (Farin
Ramezani).
Chapter 7. Utilizing the anti-plane punch-through shear specimen
for mixed-mode I/III fracture analysis of epoxy resins (J. Bidadi).- Part
IV. Durability of structural adhesive joints.- Chapter 8. Silicone
pressure-sensitive adhesives modified with halloysite of increased thermal
resistance (Adrian Krzysztof Antosik).
Chapter 9. SPECSIL - silicone
pressure-sensitive adhesives exhibit increased thermal-mechanical properties
(Adrian Krzysztof Antosik).
Lucas FM da Silva is Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He leads the Advanced Joining Processes Unit (AJPU) of the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering (INEGI).
Robert D. Adams is Emeritus Professor of Applied Mechanics at the University of Bristol and Visiting Professor at the Universities of Oxford and Oxford Brookes. In 2011, he was awarded the R.L. Patrick Fellowship of the US Adhesion Society. He has been Joint Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives since 1999.
