Cover -- Table of Contents -- Contributor contact details -- Part I Fundamentals of adhesive bonding -- 1 History of adhesive bonding -- 1.1 Early days -- 1.2 The industrialisation of glue making -- 1.3 The advent of synthetic polymers -- 1.4 References -- 2 What are adhesives and sealants and how do they work? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Adhesives which harden by loss of solvent -- 2.3 Adhesives which harden by loss of water -- 2.4 Adhesives which harden by cooling -- 2.5 Adhesives which harden by chemical reaction -- 2.6 Adhesives which do not harden -- pressure-sensitive adhesives -- 2.7 Adhesion by physical adsorption -- 2.8 Adhesion by chemical bonding -- 2.9 The electrostatic theory of adhesion -- 2.10 Mechanical interlocking -- 2.11 Adhesion by interdiffusion -- 2.12 Weak boundary layers -- 2.13 Pressure-sensitive adhesion -- 2.14 Future trends -- 2.15 Sources of information -- 2.16 References -- 3 Surfaces: how to assess -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Surface topography -- 3.3 Surface thermodynamics -- 3.4 Surface chemical analysis -- 3.5 Concluding remarks -- 3.6 Acknowledgements -- 3.7 References -- 4 Surfaces: how to treat -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Pretreatments for metals -- 4.3 Pretreatments for inorganic materials -- 4.4 Pretreatments for plastics -- 4.5 Pretreatments for elastomers -- 4.6 Summary and future trends -- 4.7 Literature -- 4.8 References -- Part II Mechanical properties -- 5 Stress analysis -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 A qualitative description of adhesive joint stresses -- 5.3 Closed form, global stress analysis of adhesive joints -- 5.4 Finite element analyses of adhesive joints -- 5.5 Future developments -- 5.6 References -- 6 Environmental (durability) effects -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Additives to reduce photo-oxidative degradation -- 6.3 Behaviour of structural joints to metals in wet surroundings -- 6.4 Water and adhesives -- 6.5 Water and adhesive interfaces -- 6.6 Other fluids -- 6.7 Timber joints -- 6.8 Future trends -- 6.9 Further information -- 6.10 References -- 7 Non-destructive testing -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Conventional ultrasonics -- 7.3 Bond testers -- 7.4 Rapid screening methods -- 7.5 Cohesive property measurement -- 7.6 The interface problem and monitoring environmental degradation -- 7.7 Conclusions -- 7.8 References -- 8 Impact behaviour of adhesively bonded joints -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Experimental method for impact test of adhesives and adhesively bonded joints, and characteristics of adhesives -- 8.3 Stress distribution and variation in adhesively bonded joints subject to impact load -- 8.4 Actual joint design considering impact load -- 8.5 Future trends and further information -- 8.6 Conclusion -- 8.7 References -- 9 Fracture mechanics of adhesive bonds -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 An energy criterion for failure -- 9.3 The stress intensity factor approach -- 9.4 The energy release rate approach -- 9.5 Thermodynamic, intrinsic, and practical adhesion energy -- 9.6 The effect of mode mixity -- 9.7 Experimental evaluation of fractur.