As a result of the widespread use of composite materials in primary structures of aerospace
platforms, composite joining became more crucial. This study addresses the effect of joining …

The focus of our study is to identify physical properties of different impact-
resistant/toughened structural adhesives and identify/develop an elastic-viscoelastic-plastic …

While adhesive bonding has been shown to be a beneficial technique to join multi-material
automotive bodies-in-white, quantitatively assessing the effect of adherend response on the …

This study quantifies the effect of mixed mode loading and bond line thickness on adhesive
joint strength for automotive structural applications. This research is motivated by the need to …

Adhesive joining facilitates the development of multi-material vehicle structures; however,
widespread adoption requires material properties to characterize adhesive joints for …

Recently developed high-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) processes have
enabled the integration of lightweight fiber-reinforced composites into automobiles (eg …

Epidemiological data and measurement of biomechanical data collected through physical
experiments have contributed to the understanding of potential head injury risk in contact …

Accurate representation of the traction–separation response for mixed mode loading in a
cohesive zone model (CZM) is critical to predicting the response of adhesive joints in a …

Weight reduction through the use of adhesive joining in multi-material lightweight structures
requires material characterization and substructure level model validation to support CAE …

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 …