Mechanics of Adhesives in Composite and Metal Joints

Preface

1. An Introduction to Adhesive Joints
1.1 Introduction
1.2 A Brief History of Adhesive Bonding
1.3 Classification of Adhesives
1.4 Applications of Adhesive Bonding

2. Review of Basic Mechanics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Stress and Strain
2.3 Plasticity
2.4 Fracture Mechanics
2.5 Heat Transfer

3. Finite Element Analysis
3.1 Introduction
3.2 A Brief History of FEA
3.3 A Brief History of ANSYS Package
3.4 Structural Mechanics Problems
3.5 Heat Transfer and Diffusion Problems
3.6 Parametric Design Language in ANSYS

4. FE Modelling of Adhesive Joints Using ANSYS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Element Types
4.3 Material Models
4.4 Modelling of Un-cracked Joints
4.5 Modelling of Cracked Joints
4.6 Modelling Damage in Joints Using CZM

5. Stress Analysis
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Stress Analysis Using ANSYS

6. Fracture and CZM Analyses
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fracture Mechanics Analysis Using ANSYS
6.3 Cohesive Zone Model Analysis Using ANSYS

7. Fatigue Crack Propagation Analysis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Modelling of Fatigue Crack Propagation Using Re-meshing
7.3 Fatigue Lifetime Prediction Using ANSYS

8. Thermal and Diffusion Analyses
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Thermal Analysis Using ANSYS
8.3 Diffusion Analysis Using ANSYS

9.Coupled Thermal-stress and Diffusion-stress Analyses
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Coupled Thermal-stress Analysis Using ANSYS
9.3 Coupled Diffusion-stress Analyses Using ANSYS

References
Appendix A – Summary of ANSYS Files
Index