1. History of adhesive bonding
2. What are adhesives and sealants and how do they work?
3. Surfaces: how to assess
4. Surfaces: how to treat
Part II Mechanical properties 5. Stress analysis
6. Environmental (durability) effects
7. Non-destructive testing
8. Impact behaviour of adhesively bonded joints
9. Fracture mechanics of adhesive bonds
10. Fatigue
11. Vibration damping
Part III Applications
12. Joining similar and dissimilar materials
13. Bonding of composites
14. Building and construction - steel and aluminium
15. Environment and Geosciences,
16. Building and construction - timber
17. Automobiles
18. Boats and marine
19. Shoe industry
20. Electrical
21. Aerospace
22. Repair
23. Electronic assembly, author to be sourced
24. Biomedical applications (surgery, dentistry)
25. Disassembly and recycling