An Iterative Solution for the Torque Transmission Capability of Adhesively-Bonded Tubular Single Lap Joints with Nonlinear Shear Properties

The adhesively-bonded tubular single lap joint shows large nonlinear behavior in the load-displacement relationship, because structural adhesives for the joint are usually rubber-toughened, which endows adhesives with nonlinear shear properties. Since the majority of load transfer of the adhesively-bonded tubular single lap joint is accomplished by the nonlinear behavior of the adhesive, its torque transmission capability should be calculated using nonlinear shear properties. However, both the analytic and numerical analyses become complicated if the nonlinear shear properties of the adhesive are included during the calculation of torque transmission capabilities.

In this paper, in order to obtain the torque transmission capabilities easily, an iterative solution which includes the nonlinear shear properties of the adhesive was derived using the analytic solution with the linear shear properties of the adhesive. Since the iterative solution can be obtained very quickly due to its simplicity, it has been found that it can be used in the design of the adhesively-bonded tubular single lap joint.     

Analysis of the nonlinear creep behavior of concrete/FRP-bonded assemblies

This paper investigates the creep behavior of adhesively bonded concrete/fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) joints, through experimental and modeling approaches. The first part proposes a methodology for predicting the long-term creep response of the bulk epoxy adhesive; such a procedure consists of (1) performing short-term tensile creep experiments at various temperatures and stress levels, (2) building the creep compliance master curves according to the time–temperature superposition principle in order to assess the long-term evolution for each stress level, and (3) developing a rheological model whose parameters are identified by fitting the previous master curves. In our case, it was found that master curves (and, consequently, parameters of the rheological model) are dependent on the applied stress level, highlighting the nonlinear creep behavior of the bulk epoxy adhesive. Therefore, evolution laws of the model parameters were established to account for this stress dependence. The second part focuses on the creep response of the concrete/FRP assembly in the framework of a double lap joint shear test configuration. Experiments showed that creep of the adhesive layer leads to a progressive evolution of the strain profile along the lap joint, after only one month of sustained load at 30% of the ultimate strength. Besides, a finite element approach involving the abovementioned rheological model was used to predict the nonlinear creep behavior of the bonded assembly. It confirmed that creep modifies the stress distribution along the lap joint, especially the stress value at the loaded end, and leads to a slight increase in the effective load transfer length. This result is of paramount interest since the transfer length is a key parameter in the design of FRP-bonded strengthening systems. Moreover, instantaneous and long-term calculated strain profiles were found in fair agreement with experimental data, validating the modeling approach.     

Comparison of fracture behavior between acrylic and epoxy adhesives

An experimental study was conducted on the strength of adhesively bonded steel joints, prepared epoxy and acrylic adhesives. At first, to obtain strength characteristics of these adhesives under uniform stress distributions in the adhesive layer, tensile tests for butt, scarf and torsional test for butt joints with thin-wall tube were conducted. Based on the above strength data, the fracture envelope in the normal stress-shear stress plane for the acrylic adhesive was compared with that for the epoxy adhesive. Furthermore, for the epoxy and acrylic adhesives, the effect of stress triaxiality parameter on the failure stress was also investigated. From those comparison, it was found that the effect of stress tri-axiality in the adhesive layer on the joint strength with the epoxy adhesive differed from that with the acrylic adhesive. Fracture toughness tests were then conducted under mode l loading using double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens with the epoxy and acrylic adhesives. The results of the fracture toughness tests revealed continuous crack propagation for the acrylic adhesive, whereas stick-slip type propagation for the epoxy one. Finally, lap shear tests were conducted using lap joints bonded by the epoxy and acrylic adhesives with several lap lengths. The results of the lap shear tests indicated that the shear strength with the epoxy adhesive rapidly decreases with increasing lap length, whereas the shear strength with the acrylic adhesive decreases gently with increasing the lap length.     

Nonlinear Analysis of theTorque Transmission Capability of Adhesively Bonded Tubular Lap Joints

Calculated torque transmission capability of adhesively bonded tubular lap joints using linear elastic material properties is usually much less than the experimentally-determined one because the majority of the load transfer of the adhesively bonded joints is accomplished by the nonlinear behavior of rubber-toughened epoxy adhesives.

Although the adhesively bonded tubular double lap joint has better torque transmission capability and reliability than the single lap joint, the nonlinear analytic or numerical analysis for the adhesively bonded tubular double lap joint has not been performed because of numerical complications.

An iterative solution that includes the nonlinear shear behavior of the adhesive was derived using the analytic solution. Since the iterative solution can be obtained very quickly due to the simplicity of the algorithm, it is an attractive method of designing adhesively bonded tubular single and double lap joints.     

基于十字交叉法的陶瓷胶粘剂剪切蠕变性能研究

本研究设计了“十字交叉法”陶瓷胶粘剂剪切蠕变试验装置,选取刚性环氧树脂及柔性硅酮结构胶进行剪切蠕变试验,研究了环境温度、剪切应力、粘结面积等因素对胶粘剂剪切蠕变的影响,通过模型拟合对胶粘剂的剪切蠕变行为进行了分析和预测,探究了两种胶粘剂的蠕变破坏模式。结果表明:采用十字交叉法能够准确便捷地测试陶瓷胶粘剂的蠕变性能。增大胶粘层柔性、提高环境温度、增大剪切应力都会加速蠕变的发展,但粘结面积对蠕变速率无明显影响。刚性环氧树脂胶粘剂试样的蠕变失效形式为粘结层内聚破坏及界面脱粘,符合时间硬化模型;柔性硅酮结构胶试样失效形式为粘结层内聚破坏,符合Burgers模型。     

Biodegradable self-adhesive tapes with starch carrier

The disposed pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape widely used in daily life has been contaminating the environment and producing the vastly non-degradable trash. In this pioneering work, the advanced biodegradable pressure-sensitive double-coated tape containing starch carrier and water-soluble partially degradable modified pressure sensitive adhesive is architecturally designed and fabricated. The results have illustrated the excellent tack and peel adhesion of these newly constructed biodegradable self-adhesive tapes, and high thermal shear strength. Most importantly, the complete biodegradability of starch carrier and partially biodegradability of modified acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) have been confirmed experimentally. This environmentally friendly technology based on the starch resource utilization and novel water-soluble PSA will have great potentials for diverse applications such as the paper industry for manufacturing of ecological biodegradable product, the production of water-soluble biodegradable labels, medical tapes and biomedical electrodes.     

Numerical study of the effect of carbon fiber/epoxy resin adhesive thickness on the creep behaviour of carbon steel plate joints

Nowadays, the use of adhesive and adhesively bonded joints have been considerably appreciated in the industry due to the dramatic reduction in bonding strength, reduced stress concentration, rust prevention, uniform bonding of the bonding surface and a significant reduction in costs compared to other types of permanent joints such as welding. In this study, the effect of adhesive thickness on creep behaviour of a single lap adhesive joint with the aid of Abaqus FEM software is investigated. It should be noted that the two-layer and two-dimensional models are considered, in which their adhesive layer is made of a reinforced epoxy resin with 0.5% carbon fiber and the adherend layers are made of carbon steel plates, which is affected by tensile forces. Since the main purpose of this paper is to study the effect of adhesive thickness on the adhesive joints behaviour, the effects of the distribution of shear stress, effective stress and creep strain were studied in different thicknesses of the adhesive layer. The results show that by increasing the thickness, the stress and the creep strain decrease, and over time, the stress decreases and the creep behaviour of adhesives increases.     

Effect of creep on the mode II residual fracture energy of adhesives

Viscous flow that often occurs in adhesive materials leads to a permanent deformation when adhesives are subjected to creep loading. Creep loading has a significant influence on the strength of bonded structures. Due to the viscous behavior, the fracture energy also may change with time for joints that experience creep loading in service. In this work the effects of two creep parameters (creep load and time) on the residual mode II fracture energy of an adhesive was investigated using end notched flexure (ENF) specimens. To achieve this, ENF samples were subjected to different creep loading levels at different creep times followed by quasi static tests to obtain the residual shear fracture energy of the adhesive. Experimental results showed that pre-creep loading of the bonded structures can significantly improve the fracture energy and the static strength of the joints.     

The Creep Behaviour of Structural Adhesive Joints-I

The creep behaviour of two structural adhesives (a phenolic resin/polyvinyl formal composite and a modified epoxy novolac) has been studied in their glassy state when used to bond high tensile steel lap joints. Both characteristic delay times (periods after the application of load but before creep becomes discernible), and creep behaviour have been explained by zero order rate theory using an asymmetric potential energy barrier to account for endurance limits (loads below which creep does not occur). It has been shown that adherend separation should be associated with the maximum adhesive shear stresses found at the ends of the overlap.     

Optimization of adhesively-bonded single lap joints by adherend notching

The effect of adherend notching on the strength and deformation behavior of single lap joints was investigated. First, a parametric study was conducted using finite element analysis (FEA). This initial part of the research into the effect of notches on joint behavior involved determination of the optimum notch location and notch dimensions. This was done by using FEA in a series of models with different notch positions and geometries. The results of this parametric study were used to select the most promising lap geometries for further study. Next, more detailed FEA were conducted on the selected lap geometries. These data were compared with the experimental single-lap shear test results to assess the applicability of different failure criteria. Three different model adhesives were used: a rubber toughened film epoxy with nylon carrier, a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer based deformable 'gel' adhesive, and a two-part, metal filled brittle epoxy adhesive. The FEA for single lap joints containing 'top notches' on the unbonded, top side of the adherends, at locations corresponding to the overlap ends, and bonded with the two-part metal filled epoxy provided the best agreement with the experimental results. The experimental results showed a 29% increase in joint strength with the introduction of the notches, which matched very well with the 27% decrease in the peak peel stress observed by the FEA results. For this brittle adhesive, the peel stress is almost certainly the governing failure stress. This was confirmed by matching of the FEA peak peel stress ratios with the experimental load ratios, for both the notched and unnotched specimens.     

Rubber solution adhesives for wood-to-wood bonding

Rubber solutions were prepared and used for bonding wood pieces. The effect of the variation of chlorinated natural rubber (CNR) and phenolformaldehyde (PF) resin in the adhesive solutions on lap shear strength was determined. Natural rubber and neoprene-based adhesive solutions were compared for their lap shear strength. The storage stability of the adhesive prepared was determined. The change in lap shear strength before and after being placed in cold water, hot water, acid, and alkali was tested. The bonding character of these adhesives was compared with different commercially available solution adhesives. The room-temperature aging resistance of wood joints was also determined. In all the studies, the adhesive prepared in the laboratory was found to be superior compared to the commercial adhesives. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 68: 1185–1189, 1998     

A numerical study of adhesively bonded lap joints

The two types of joint discussed in this paper are a thick adherend symmetrical lap joint, and a symmetrical double lap joint. The effect of varying adherend and adhesive thicknesses on the stress distribution in the thin adhesive layer is discussed. These analyses were used in the design on a lap shear test to characterize certain aerospace adhesives used in bonded repair of structural components. An alternative analytical approach for the estimation of the load-carrying capacity of the double lap joint is also presented.     

Durability of Adhesive Bonds to Zinc-Coated Steels: Effects of Corrosive Environments on Lap Shear Strength

The effects of corrosive environments on adhesive bonds to electro-galvanized, zinc/aluminum alloy coated, coated electro-galvanized, and cold-rolled steels have been investigated. Bonds prepared using a rubber-modified dicyandiamide-cured epoxy adhesive, an epoxy-modified poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesive, an acrylic-modified poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesive a one-part urethane adhesive, and a two-component epoxy-modified acrylic adhesive were exposed under no-load conditions to constant high humidity or cyclic corrosion exposure for 50 days or 50 cycles (10 weeks) respectively.

Over the course of this study, exposure to constant high humidity had little effect on lap shear strength for any of the systems studied. Bond failures were initially cohesive, and with few exceptions remained so.

Bond strength retention under the cyclic corrosion exposure conditions employed was strongly dependent on adhesive composition and on substrate type. On galvanized substrates, lap shear strengths for the poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesives were reduced by 90–100% during the course of the corrosion exposure, and a change in the mode of bond failure (from cohesive to interfacial) was observed. On the coated electro-galvanized steel substrate, the poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesives showed about 50% retention in lap shear strength and a cohesive failure throughout most of the corrosion test. The dicyandiamide-cured epoxy adhesive used in this study generally showed the best lap shear strength retention to zinc-coated substrates; bonds to cold-rolled steel were severely degraded by corrosion exposure. The performance of the acrylic and urethane adhesives were intermediate to the dicyandiamide-cured epoxy and poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesives in strength retention.     

Durability of Adhesive Bonds to Zinc-Coated Steels: Effects of Corrosive Environments on Lap Shear Strength

The effects of corrosive environments on adhesive bonds to electro-galvanized, zinc/aluminum alloy coated, coated electro-galvanized, and cold-rolled steels have been investigated. Bonds prepared using a rubber-modified dicyandiamide-cured epoxy adhesive, an epoxy-modified poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesive, an acrylic-modified poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesive a one-part urethane adhesive, and a two-component epoxy-modified acrylic adhesive were exposed under no-load conditions to constant high humidity or cyclic corrosion exposure for 50 days or 50 cycles (10 weeks) respectively.

Over the course of this study, exposure to constant high humidity had little effect on lap shear strength for any of the systems studied. Bond failures were initially cohesive, and with few exceptions remained so.

Bond strength retention under the cyclic corrosion exposure conditions employed was strongly dependent on adhesive composition and on substrate type. On galvanized substrates, lap shear strengths for the poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesives were reduced by 90-100% during the course of the corrosion exposure, and a change in the mode of bond failure (from cohesive to interfacial) was observed. On the coated electro-galvanized steel substrate, the poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesives showed about 50% retention in lap shear strength and a cohesive failure throughout most of the corrosion test. The dicyandiamide-cured epoxy adhesive used in this study generally showed the best lap shear strength retention to zinc-coated substrates; bonds to cold-rolled steel were severely degraded by corrosion exposure. The performance of the acrylic and urethane adhesives were intermediate to the dicyandiamide-cured epoxy and poly(vinyl chloride)-based adhesives in strength retention.     

Properties of Polyisoprene-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Crosslinked by Electron Beam Irradiation

Many pressure sensitive adhesives are based on partially-crosslinked blends of an elastomer and a tackifying resin. In this work, a model pressure sensitive adhesive system was studied based on anionically-polymerized polyisoprenes. The effects of the initial molecular weight of the polyisoprene and the degree of crosslinking on the adhesive properties were investigated. The adhesives were crosslinked by electron beam irradiation to achieve particular levels of gel content. The dependence of gel content on dose and molecular weight is in good agreement with statistical crosslinking theory. The molecular weight of the soluble fraction was always dominated by that of the initial elastomer. With regard to creep resistance, it was observed that high gel content could compensate for low molecular weight. This was not true of the peel behavior.     

Cure and performance of castor oil polyurethane adhesive

Aiming at the development of sustainable materials, in this study, a biobased wood polyurethane adhesive (PUA), derived from castor oil (CO), was synthetized and its properties were compared with a conventional wood adhesive. Different NCO/OH ratios have been used to assess its effect on the properties of the ensuing adhesives. FTIR, and DMA were used to monitor the extent of reaction and the glass transition temperature of the adhesive, respectively. In turn, the wood bonding properties of the PUA over time were assessed by lap shear using pine wood specimens. Is was observed that the lap shear strength increases with the increase of the R_NCO/OH up to R_NCO/OH = 2.50. Above this ratio, the adhesive performance decreases slightly, due to the rigidity of the PUA. Comparison with a conventional wood adhesive showed that CO derived adhesives presented similar strength properties but required less time to develop the ultimate bonding strength. The chemical and thermal stability of the most promising CO adhesive was also assessed. Despite of being sensitive to the chemical environment, the castor oil derived adhesives presented higher thermal stability than conventional wood adhesives.Finally, the cure process of CO derived adhesives was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and the Kissinger and Ozawa methods were used to determine the activation energy (Ea). The former afforded a value for Ea = 80.55 and the latter Ea = 87.07 kJ mol⁻¹. Moreover, it was observed that the activation energy is dependent on the degree of cure, increasing slightly up to 0.6 and decreasing significantly afterwards.     

Flexibilized Copolyimide Adhesives

Two copolyimides, LARC-STPI and STPI-LARC-2, with flexible backbones were prepared and characterized as adhesives. The processability and adhesive properties were compared to those of a commercially available form of LARC-TPI.

Lap shear specimens were fabricated using adhesive tape prepared from each of the three polymers. Lap shear tests were performed at room temperature, 177°C, and 204°C before and after exposure to water-boil and to thermal aging at 204°C for up to 1000 hours.

The three adhesive systems possess exceptional lap shear strengths at room temperature and elevated temperatures both before and after thermal exposure. LARC-STPI, because of its high glass transition temperature provided high lap shear strengths up to 260°C. After water-boil, LARC-TPI exhibited the highest lap shear strengths at room temperature and 177°C, whereas the LARC-STPI retained a higher percentage of its original strength when tested at 204°C [68% versus 50% (STPI-LARC-2) and 40% (LARC-TPI)].

These flexible thermoplastic copolyimides show considerable potential as adhesives based on this study and because of the ease of preparation with low cost, commercially available materials.     

Improved heat and solvent resistance of a pressure‐sensitive adhesive thermally processable by isocyanate dimer dissociation

Methods that do not involve use of an organic solvent are being considered for manufacturing environmental‐friendly pressure‐sensitive adhesive tapes. Among these methods, the hot‐melt method exhibits high productivity but is somewhat limited in terms of performance. Hot‐melt‐fabricated pressure‐sensitive adhesives require heating fluidization and cooling solidification, and it is extremely difficult to improve their heat resistance. We examine thermally processable pressure‐sensitive adhesives with a completely new structure, fabricated based on the thermal dissociation of the isocyanate dimer. This enables thermal processing of materials softened by thermal dissociation. Fabrication of crosslinkable pressure‐sensitive adhesive becomes possible through a reaction of isocyanate caused by dissociation of its dimer. It is found that improving thermal and solvent resistances, which are disadvantages associated with conventional hot‐melt pressure‐sensitive adhesives, is potentially possible with the pressure‐sensitive adhesive reported here. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41444.     

Shear strength of adhesively bonded polyolefins with minimal surface preparation

Interest in polyethylene and polypropylene bonding has increased in the last years. However, adhesive joints with adherends which are of low surface energy and which are chemically inert present several difficulties. Generally, their high degree of chemical resistance to solvents and dissimilar solubility parameters limit the usefulness of solvent bonding as a viable assembly technique. One successful approach to adhesive bonding of these materials involves proper selection of surface pre-treatment prior to bonding. With the correct pre-treatment it is possible to glue these materials with one or more of several adhesives required by the applications involved. A second approach is the use of adhesives without surface pre-treatment, such as hot melts, high tack pressure-sensitive adhesives, solvent-based specialty adhesives and, more recently, structural acrylic adhesives as such 3M DP-8005^® and Loctite 3030^®.In this paper, the shear strengths of two acrylic adhesives were evaluated using the lap shear test method ASTM D3163 and the block shear test method ASTM D4501. Two different industrial polyolefins (polyethylene and polypropylene) were used for adherends. However, the focus of this study was to measure the shear strength of polyethylene joints with acrylic adhesives. The effect of abrasion was also studied. Some test specimens were manually abraded using 180 and 320 grade abrasive paper. An additional goal of this work was to examine the effect of temperature and moisture on mechanical strength of adhesive joints.     

An Evaluation of Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes for Bonding Wood in Building Construction Applications

Abstract

Wood connections made with high-performance pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes have significant promise for mitigating damage in buildings under high wind or seismic conditions. Benefits may include improved joint ductility and sealing protection from water-intrusion damage from hurricanes. In this work a series of connection tests were performed primarily on acrylic PSA tapes in accordance with ASTM D 1761-88 (2000). Performance results for PSA tape/wood joints are presented and trends examined for comparisons of commercial PSA tapes from three manufacturers. The results also provided implementation data on required application pressure levels and time duration, and comparisons with adhesive connection types. Specific parameters were discussed and examined using statistical methods to quantitatively determine performance gains or losses. The variables investigated included the use of oriented strand board (OSB) versus plywood sheathing, the effect of priming and surface sanding on adhesion, and a comparison of connections involving mechanical fasteners with those that utilized only adhesive tape or a combination of the two. Properly bonded OSB and plywood connections provided fairly ductile failure modes. The overall results of the study suggest that the International Building Code (IBC) ban on construction adhesives for shear walls in high seismic zones could be lifted for high-performance acrylic PSA tapes.