Adhesion. 14

As interest in the whole science and technology of adhesion and adhesives grows, so do the meetings concerned with it proliferate. In the light of this, it is gratifying that this, the oldest regular meeting in the field, maintains its position by attracting both speakers and audience of such high standard from across the world year after year; further, that we are enabled to reach a wider audience through the publication of the papers presented at the conference in this series of volumes. This present volume, Number 14, differs from its predecessors by the addition of two extra items. Firstly, 1989 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Adhesion Society of Japan. As part of the celebrations, the Society arranged a mission to Europe which culminated in a Special Anglo-Japanese Symposium on 21 April at The City University, London. We are fortunate in being able to include two of the papers presented by our Japanese visitors. Secondly, on Christmas Day,just as the final work on this volume was being completed, William C. ('Bill') Wake sadly died. We have included an appreciation of his contribution both to these conferences and to the world of adhesion generally. Finally, may I once again express my thanks to all those who have made possible the production of this volume. They are far too numerous to mention individually, including the authors, their secretaries, various members of the staff of the University, and our publishers; to them all, 'Thank you very much'. As interest in the whole science and technology of adhesion and adhesives grows, so do the meetings concerned with it proliferate. In the light of this, it is gratifying that this, the oldest regular meeting in the field, maintains its position by attracting both speakers and audience of such high standard from across the world year after year; further, that we are enabled to reach a wider audience through the publication of the papers presented at the conference in this series of volumes. This present volume, Number 14, differs from its predecessors by the addition of two extra items. Firstly, 1989 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Adhesion Society of Japan. As part of the celebrations, the Society arranged a mission to Europe which culminated in a Special Anglo-Japanese Symposium on 21 April at The City University, London. We are fortunate in being able to include two of the papers presented by our Japanese visitors. Secondly, on Christmas Day, just as the final work on this volume was being completed, William C. ('Bill') Wake sadly died. We have included an appreciation of his contribution both to these conferences and to the world of adhesion generally. Finally, may I once again express my thanks to all those who have made possible the production of this volume. They are far too numerous to mention individually, including the authors, their secretaries, various members of the staff of the University, and our publishers; to them all, 'Thank you very much' Front Matter....Pages i-xi Bonded Web Stiffeners for Steel Bridges....Pages 1-14 Factors Affecting Pretreatment Design to Optimise Adhesive Bonding of Aluminium....Pages 15-35 Analysis of Surface Coating on Aluminium....Pages 36-50 Rubber Adhesion Variation with Dwell Time: Influence of Polymer Type, Substrate and Environment....Pages 51-70 The Wetting of Viscoelastic Solids....Pages 71-87 Maxima in Peel Forces, As Adherend Thickness Varies....Pages 88-101 Adhesive Bonding of Plastics with Special Emphasis to Stress Cracking....Pages 102-125 Adhesive Composition Systems in Degradative Conditions....Pages 126-160 Experimental and analytical studies of the fracture behaviour of engineering adhesives and adhesive joints under impact loading....Pages 161-188 An Adhesive Joint Failure Investigation....Pages 189-209 Adhesive Selection Using the Pal Computer Program....Pages 210-215 Use of Fluid Baths for the Cure of Adhesive Joints....Pages 216-223 Practical Applications of Structural Adhesives....Pages 224-235 A Review of Adhesives in the Automotive Industry Today....Pages 236-246 Stress Analysis and Fracture Mechanics of Adhesive Joints....Pages 247-259 Toughening of Epoxy Adhesives with Predispersed Modified Sebs....Pages 260-272