The design of adhesively joined components requires the ability to predict and model the
joint response under expected operating conditions, including crash events for vehicle
structures. Specifically, quantifying adhesive material damage accumulation from static and
dynamic loading is essential to predict the response of bonded components in such
scenarios. In this study, Vickers microhardness measurements were used as a forensic
technique to quantify damage in bulk tensile samples for three structural epoxy adhesive …