EU Fifth framework Research programme

•  Design of bonded joints for various lightweight materials
• Material models for structural design using flexible and rigid adhesives
• Testing of long and short term adhesive properties for flexible and rigidadhesives
• Fire protection of bonded joints for marine applications
• Design, construction and testing of different AC’s from participatingyards

Material models for flexible adhesives

 

Material models for rigid adhesives

 

FEM analysis – initial and deformed shape of single lap bonded joint in tension

 

Test results, overlap joint versus FEM analysis design limits for adhesive and adherends

 

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