Robert D. Adams

Broschiertes Buch

Structural Adhesive Joints in Engineering

Beschreibung

The intention of this book is that it should contain everything an engineer needs to know to be able to design and produce adhesively bonded joints which are required to carry significant loads. The advan tages and disadvantages of bonding are given, together with a sufficient understanding of the necessary mechanics and chemistry to enable the designer to make a sound engineering judgement in any particular case. The stresses in joints are discussed extensively so that the engineer can get sufficient philosophy or feel for them, or can delve more deeply into the mathematics to obtain quantitative solutions even with elasto plastic behaviour. A critical description is given of standard methods of testing adhesives, both destructively and non-destructively. The essen tial chemistry of adhesives and the importance of surface preparation are described and guidance is given for adhesive selection by me ans of check lists. For many applications, there will not be a unique adhesive which alone is suitable, and factors such as cost, convenience, produc tion considerations or familiarity may be decisive. A list of applications is given as examples. The authors wish to increase the confidence of engineers using adhesive bonding in load-bearing applications by the information and experience presented. With increasing experience of adhesives en gineering, design will become more elegant as weH as more fitted to its products.

Autor

Robert David Adams, born 1940 is Emeritus Professor of Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Bristol. 1967 Professor Adams became Lecturer, Reader 1975, Professor 1986. From 1994 to 1998 he headed the Department. 1998 he became Graduate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol and kept this position until 2004.
He is active member in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Materials
Institute of Physics, British Standards Institute and the Engineering Science Data Unit.

Professor Adams is Joint Editor-in-Chief of the "International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives" and member of the Editorial board of: Journal of Adhesion, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation International, Series A : Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers International Journal. Journal of Materials: Design & Applications, Proc. IMechE Part L.

Degrees and awards:
State Scholarship, 1958 Clothworkers' Scholarship (awarded to

the student who stands highest in the Imperial College Entrance Scholarship Examination), 1959
BSc (Eng), First Class Honours, Imperial College, University of London, 1962
PhD, University of Cambridge, St John's College, 1967
DSc (Eng), University of London, 1986
Visiting Foreign Francqui Chair and Medal at the Free University of Brussels (VUB), 1991
Honorary Professorship of the Huazhong (Wuhan) University of Science & Technology (PRC), 1995.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands / Springer, Berlin
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9789401089777
• ISBN-10: 9401089779
• Artikelnr.: 39614193