The development of new adhesives has allowed to expand the application bonding into most diverse industrial fields. This review article presents commonly used experimental methods for investigation mechanical performance adhesively bonded joints in aerospace, wind energy, automotive and civil engineering sectors. In these sectors, due their excellent intrinsic properties, composite materials ar...

Abstract Offshore wind turbines consist of the main components tower, nacelle and rotor blades. Additionally, numerous secondary are connected to primary structure. These include amongst others boat landings, platforms, cable protection tubes corrosion systems. Usually, these elements structure by welding or bolts. Both joining techniques reduce fatigue performance inducing geometric and/or met...

Abstract Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are commonly used in structures which weight and strength determine energy efficiency, such as automobiles aircraft. CFRPs light weight, they provide design flexibility, low thermal expansion, high specific strength. Bonding to make larger structures, however, is problematic. Recently, laser pretreatment has been improve bonding of CFRPs. This s...

This paper investigates the effect of environmental conditions on cohesive law composite bonded joints under mode I and II loadings. An inverse method recently developed by authors has been used to extract stress-separation relation from experimental load–displacement curve without considering a predefined shape law. Two types adhesively were tested at three different temperatures, −55 °C, room...

This study aimed to reveal the interface behavior of iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA) strips bonded metallic substrates in order ensure integrity such joints. A series single lap-shear tests was performed on Fe-SMA-to-steel adhesively The test results that bond strength can reach over 70% tensile Fe-SMA and cohesive failure mode be realized. It is identified three energy dissipation mecha...