Adhesives in Marine Engineering addresses the design and use of adhesively-bonded joints in this environment.

Coverage includes:

• use of adhesives in marine and offshore engineering, adhesive solution design and analysis, and the design of adhesively-bonded joints for ship applications and wine turbines, among other topics
• testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments, together with the moisture resistance and durability of these adhesives

Part One focuses on adhesive solution design and analysis. The process of selecting adhesives for marine environments is explored, plus the specific design of adhesively-bonded joints for ship applications and wind turbines. Predicting the failure of bonded structural joints in marine engineering is also considered.

Part Two reviews testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments together with the moisture resistance and durability of adhesives for marine environments.

Contents

1. Introduction to using adhesives in marine and offshore engineering

• The need for adhesive bonding in the maritime and offshore industries
• Potential uses of adhesives in the maritime and offshore industries
• Industry specific regulations and how to deal with them

Part 1: Design and Analysis

2. Selecting adhesives for marine environments and pre-design

• The rationale for adhesive selection
• Material and process selection
• Adhesive selection step 1: translate design requirements
• Adhesive selection step 2: screen using constraints
• Adhesive selection step 3: rank using objective
• Adhesive selection step 4: seek supporting information

3. Designing adhesively bonded joints for ship applications

• Requirements for adhesively bonded joints for ship applications
• Design and evaluation methods

4. Designing adhesively bonded joints for wind turbines

• Requirements for adhesively-bonded joints for wind rotor blades
• Design and modeling methods
• Applications of adhesively-bonded joints

5. Predicting the failure of bonded structural joints in marine engineering

• Design recommendations for bonded structural joints
• The influence of the marine environment on the capacity of bonded joints
• The response of bonded overlap joints to mechanical loads
• Approaches to failure prediction
• Predicting the fracture load level of bonded joints
• Damage tolerance and resistance to accidental, cyclic and sustained loads

Part 2: Testing and Characterisation

6. Testing the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of adhesives for marine environments

• Mechanical testing of adhesives
• Thermal properties of adhesives
• The effect of creep, fatigue and impact on adhesives
• Accelerated environmental testing
• Monitoring and assessing degradation

7. Assessing the moisture resistance of adhesives for marine environments

• Moisture degradation of adhesives
• Moisture degradation of adhesive joints
• Environmental conditioning and testing
• Optimising moisture resistance of adhesive joints

8. Durability of adhesives in wet conditions

• The effect of water on adhesive joints
• The rate of water uptake by adhesives
• The effect of salt water on adhesive joints
• The effect of humidity on adhesive joints
• Other factors affecting durability of adhesives
• Preventing loss of joint strength

Appendix: Mathematics of diffusion

Index

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