• Failure Criteria of Adhesives
• Dynamic Performance of Adhesively Bonded Joints
• Combined cyclic loading in hostile environments
• Deformation by Cavitation
• Flexible Adhesives

• Standards Bodies
• Research and Technology Organisations
• Adhesive Suppliers

PAJ Summary

• Developed improved test equipment for measuring strains at high loading rates, adhesive tack and dynamic shear properties.
• Improved test methods for measuring the high strain rate and impact performance of adhesives.
• Evaluated test and analysis procedures for cyclic fatigue, creep loading and accelerated ageing.
• Produced improvements to adhesive joint tests such as the thick adherend shear test and butt-joint tension test.
• Applied statistical analysis techniques to the interpretation of test results for durability under load and in hostile environments.
• Furthered the understanding of the behaviour and modelling of adhesives and developed test methods for characterising the non-linear mechanical performance of toughened adhesives and flexible rubbery adhesives.