This book provides a complete and clear introduction to the use of adhesives

to form load-bearing joints in bridges, civil engineering and building

structures.
Recent advances in adhesive technology have led to a rapid growth in
the use of adhesives in load-bearing joints in civil engineering applications
such as buildings and bridges. In many cases, the use of adhesives can
prove more convenient, less expensive, stronger, and more durable than
traditional methods of joining. The first part of this book addresses the
crucial factors involved in the formation of a successful adhesive joint,
including adhesive selection, surface preparation, joint design, fabrication
and protection from the environment. The second part of the book describes
the growing uses of adhesives to repair and strengthen existing structures,
in addition to describing their use in new construction and applications
which are now being developed for the future. The connection between
the two parts of the book is brought out wherever possible so that the links
between theory and practice are emphasized. The book gives the reader
all the information required to fully exploit the economic and technical
advantages of adhesives.
Professional civil and structural engineers in higher education and industry
will find this book an invaluable source of information on a technology of
increasing importance. The book will also be useful to graduate students
of construction.

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 Adhesives in civil engineering

G. C. MAYS
Head of Civil Engineering Group,
Cranfield Institute of Technology,
Royal Military College of Science

A. R. HUTCHINSON
Deputy Head of Joining Technology Research Centre,
School of Engineering
Oxford Polytechnic

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Mays, Geoffrey.
Adhesives in civil engineering / G. C. Mays, A. R. Hutchinson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-521-32677-X
1. Adhesives. 2. Joints (Engineering) I. Hutchinson, A. R.
II. Title.
TA455.A34M39 1992
624.1'899~dc20 91-36540 CIP

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