Structural adhesives are commonly used to join dissimilar materials and are of particular
interest in complex technological devices used in automotive, telecommunications, photonic …

Due to the increasing usage of bonded joints in engineering structures and the fact that they
sustain cyclic loads during their working life, it is crucial to estimate fatigue life with …

Natural fibre-reinforced composites have attracted a great deal of attention by the
automotive industry mainly due to their sustainable characteristics and low cost. The use of …

Adhesive bonding is a constantly growing and compelling method of joining materials and
structures mainly due to its cost-effectiveness, reliability and versatility. Its ability of joining a …

Adhesive bonding is a constantly developing technique, and the volume of its industrial
applications is rapidly increasing, which, in turn, requires improving the compatibility and …

A graded material can be defined as a material which has constituents and/or properties that
vary in one or more directions throughout the material. In a functionally graded material …

The main objective of this study was to investigate experimentally the mechanical
performance of adhesive joints made of additive manufactured (AM) polymeric parts …

In this paper, fatigue life and crack initiation of aluminum-GFRP bonded lap joints are
investigated under four-point bending loading. For this purpose, a new fixture was designed …

This paper presents a study on the mechanical characterization of novel short curauá/glass
fibre reinforced interlaminar hybrid composite adhesive joints. The study aims to optimize …

When it comes to evaluating adhesive bond performance and safety, different approaches
are known. Whilst mechanical lab tests strive to measure pure bond strength via lap-shear or …