This manual provides the most important information on successful adhesive bonding. Various practical advices and helpful tips are useful for the handling of adhesives. Due to its didactically structured content, the book may also serve as a medium for training courses in adhesive bonding engineering. The basics of this innovative joining procedure are described in a practical and easily understandable way suitable for the application in industry, trade and in the do–it–yourself field. From the contents: ? Structure and Classification of Adhesives ? Important Reactive Adhesives ? Physically Setting Adhesives ? Production of Bonded Joints ? Adhesive Properties of Important Materials ? Adhesive Forces in Bonded Joints ? Mistake Possibilities and Remedial Actions ? Strength, Calculation and Testing ? Constructive Design
