Adhesives in Marine Engineering (Woodhead Publishing Series in Welding and Other Joining Technologies)

As a method of joining with economic, performance-related and environmental advantages over traditional welding in some applications, adhesive bonding of joints in the marine environment is increasingly gaining popularity. Adhesives in marine engineering provides an invaluable overview of the design and use of adhesively-bonded joints in this challenging environment. After an introduction to the use of adhesives in marine and offshore engineering, part one focuses on adhesive solution design and analysis. The process of selecting adhesives for marine environments is explored, followed by chapters discussing the specific design of adhesively-bonded joints for ship applications and wind turbines. Predicting the failure of bonded structural joints in marine engineering is also considered. Part two reviews testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments together with the moisture resistance and durability of adhesives for marine environments. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Adhesives in marine engineering is an essential guide for all those involved in the design, production and maintenance of bonded structures in the marine environment, as well as proving a key source for academic researchers in the field. Provides an invaluable overview of the design and use of adhesively-bonded joints in marine environments Discusses the use of adhesives in marine and offshore engineering, adhesive solution design and analysis, and the design of adhesively-bonded joints for ship applications and wine turbines, among other topics Reviews testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments, together with the moisture resistance and durability of these adhesives As a method of joining with economic, performance-related and environmental advantages over traditional welding in some applications, adhesive bonding of joints in the marine environment is increasingly gaining popularity. Adhesives in marine engineering provides an invaluable overview of the design and use of adhesively-bonded joints in this challenging environment.

After an introduction to the use of adhesives in marine and offshore engineering, part one focuses on adhesive solution design and analysis. The process of selecting adhesives for marine environments is explored, followed by chapters discussing the specific design of adhesively-bonded joints for ship applications and wind turbines. Predicting the failure of bonded structural joints in marine engineering is also considered. Part two reviews testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments together with the moisture resistance and durability of adhesives for marine environments.

With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Adhesives in marine engineering is an essential guide for all those involved in the design, production and maintenance of bonded structures in the marine environment, as well as proving a key source for academic researchers in the field.

• Provides an invaluable overview of the design and use of adhesively-bonded joints in marine environments
• Discusses the use of adhesives in marine and offshore engineering, adhesive solution design and analysis, and the design of adhesively-bonded joints for ship applications and wine turbines, among other topics
• Reviews testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments, together with the moisture resistance and durability of these adhesives

Content: Front matter , Pages i-iii Copyright , Page iv Contributor contact details , Page ix , Jan R. Weitzenböck, Holly J. Phillips, Christof Nagel, Andrea Sondag, Markus Brede, Dag McGeorge, W. Broughton, J. Comyn Preface , Pages xi-xii , J.R. Weitzenböck 1 - Introduction to using adhesives in marine and offshore engineering , Pages 1-16 , J.R. Weitzenböck 2 - Selecting adhesives for marine environments and pre-design , Pages 19-33 , J.R. Weitzenböck 3 - Designing adhesively bonded joints for ship applications , Pages 34-45 , H.J. Phillips 4 - Designing adhesively bonded joints for wind turbines , Pages 46-71 , C. Nagel, A. Sondag, M. Brede 5 - Predicting the failure of bonded structural joints in marine engineering , Pages 72-96 , D. McGeorge 6 - Testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments , Pages 99-154 , W. Broughton 7 - Assessing the moisture resistance of adhesives for marine environments , Pages 155-186 , W. Broughton Durability of adhesives in wet conditions , Pages 187-207 , J. Comyn Index , Pages 209-218