Part A: Instructions for practical demonstrations of adhesive bondingAdhesive tapeWetting of different surfacesUse of superglue to highlight the importance of substrate and environmental conditionsStresses in a rubber modelWater break testPlasma treatment and dyne pensVisual identification of defectsTap testStudy of real joints used in aeronautical applicationsStudy of real joints used in automotive applicationsStudy of real joints used in shipbuildingPart B: Laboratorial activities on adhesive bonding and report examplesEffect of surface treatment on the strength of bonded jointsEffect of adhesive type in the strength of bonded jointsEffect of adhesive thickness in the performance of bonded jointsEffect of the overlap length on the strength of bonded jointsMechanical performance of bonded joints bonded with compositesDesign of a real bonded joint for service under fatigue conditionsDesign of a real bonded joint for service in harsh environmental conditionsMechanical characterization of a structural adhesivePart C: Exercises and problems in adhesive bondingAdvantages, disadvantages and applications of adhesive bondingSurface preparationMain families of adhesives and their characteristicsManufacture process of bonded jointsQuality control proceduresEnvironment health and safetyDesign of bonded jointsDurability of bonded joints
Lucas FM da Silva is Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) and Director of the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his PhD in structural adhesive bonding of composites from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) in 2004 and Aggregation from FEUP in 2011.Ricardo Carbas is a postdoctoral researcher in Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and an invited lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. He obtained his PhD in adhesive bond technologies in 2013 from the University of Porto (Portugal). Eduardo Marques is a postdoctoral researcher in Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and an invited lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. He obtained his PhD in adhesive bond technologies in 2016 from the University of Porto (Portugal). Ana Queirós Barbosa is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. She obtained her PhD in Reinforcement adhesives in 2017 and MSc in Material Science from the University of Porto (Portugal). Alireza Ahkavan-Safar is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He obtained his PhD in Adhesive mechanical characterization in 2017 from the Iran University of Science and Technology (Iran).