The development of new adhesives has allowed to expand the application of bonding into
the most diverse industrial fields. This review article presents the commonly used …

The increasing use of fibre reinforced polymer composite materials in a wide range of
applications increases the use of similar and dissimilar joints. Traditional joining methods …

As the application of composite materials in structural parts continues to increase, so does
the importance to monitor the structure's health condition during their entire service life. This …

The article presents a literature review of electromechanical impedance spectroscopy for
structural health monitoring, with emphasis in adhesively bonded joints. The concept behind …

This paper proposes a real-time non-destructive evaluation technique to detect defects in
laminated composites by deep learning using highly nonlinear solitary waves (HNSWs) …

In this study, the backface strain (BFS) is measured by both digital image correlation (DIC)
and fiber optic sensors (FOS) to detect the crack initiation and propagation in adhesively …

The use of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials is increasing in many different
industries, such as those operating in the aviation, marine, and automotive sectors. In these …

The emerging trends for joining of aircraft structural parts made up of different materials are
essential for structural optimization. Adhesively bonded joints are widely used in the aircraft …

Kissing bonds pose a serious threat and an obstacle to the application of adhesive bonding
in engineering structures. This paper describes an investigation of the formation of kissing …

In this paper we employ a nonlinear acoustic method, namely, the vibro-acoustic modulation
method, for the detection of delamination and kissing bond in composites. Both a (large …