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| Preface | | xi | |
| 1 Introduction to using adhesives in marine and offshore engineering |
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| 1.2 The need for adhesive bonding in the maritime and offshore industries |
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| 1.3 Potential uses of adhesives in the maritime and offshore industries |
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| 1.4 Industry specific regulations and how to deal with them |
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| Part I Design and analysis |
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| 2 Selecting adhesives for marine environments and pre-design |
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| 2.1 Introduction: the rationale for adhesive selection |
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| 2.2 Material and process selection |
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| 2.3 Adhesive selection step 1: translate design requirements |
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| 2.4 Adhesive selection step 2: screen using constraints |
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| 2.5 Adhesive selection step 3: rank using objective |
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| 2.6 Adhesive selection step 4: seek supporting information |
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| 2.8 Sources of further information |
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| 3 Designing adhesively bonded joints for ship applications |
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| 3.2 Requirements for adhesively bonded joints for ship applications |
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| 3.3 Design and evaluation methods |
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| 3.4 Future trends and conclusions |
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| 4 Designing adhesively bonded joints for wind turbines |
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| 4.2 Requirements for adhesively bonded joints for wind rotor blades |
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| 4.3 Design and modelling methods |
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| 4.4 Applications of adhesively bonded joints |
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| 4.5 Future trends and conclusions |
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| 5 Predicting the failure of bonded structural joints in marine engineering |
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| 5.2 Design recommendations for bonded structural joints |
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| 5.3 The influence of the marine environment on the capacity of bonded joints |
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| 5.4 The response of bonded overlap joints to mechanical loads |
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| 5.5 Approaches to failure prediction |
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| 5.6 Predicting the fracture load level of bonded joints |
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| 5.7 Damage tolerance and resistance to accidental, cyclic and sustained loads |
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| Part II Testing and characterisation |
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| 6 Testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments |
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| 6.2 Mechanical testing of adhesives |
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| 6.3 Thermal properties of adhesives |
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| 6.4 The effect of creep, fatigue and impact on adhesives |
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| 6.5 Accelerated environmental testing |
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| 6.6 Monitoring and assessing degradation |
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| 6.8 Sources of further information |
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| 7 Assessing the moisture resistance of adhesives for marine environments |
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| 7.2 Moisture degradation of adhesives |
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| 7.3 Moisture degradation of adhesive joints |
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| 7.4 Environmental conditioning and testing |
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| 7.5 Optimising moisture resistance of adhesive joints |
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| 7.7 Sources of further information |
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| 8 Durability of adhesives in wet conditions |
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| 8.2 The effect of water on adhesive joints |
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| 8.3 The rate of water uptake by adhesives |
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| 8.4 The effect of salt water on adhesive joints |
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| 8.5 The effect of humidity on adhesive joints |
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| 8.6 Other factors affecting durability of adhesives |
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| 8.7 Preventing loss of joint strength |
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| 8.8 Sources of further information |
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| 8.10 Appendix: mathematics of diffusion |
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| Index | | 209 | |
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