Adhesion 13

1. The US Army’s Adhesive Bonding Improvement Initiative.- 2. The Surface Characterisation and Adhesive Bonding of Aluminium.- 3. Surface Free Energy Calculation for Polymers by a Group Distribution Method.- 4. Role of Molecular Dissipation in Elastomer Adhesion.- 5. Energy Losses in Peeling of Unvulcanized Rubbers.- 6. Adhesion of Rubber to Rigid Substrates: Memory Effects and the Threshold Energy.- 7. The Current Situation for Hot-Melt Adhesives.- 8. Chemistry of Reactive Urethane Acrylate Adhesives.- 9. Moisture-Curable Polyurethane Adhesives and Sealants for Civil Engineering and Construction Applications.- 10. Composite to Metal Jointing for Transport Applications.- 11. Bonded Joint Design Analyses.- 12. Finite Element Modelling Applied to Crack Propagation Studies in Bonded Components.- 13. Effects of the Environment on Bonded Aluminium Joints: An Examination by Electron Microscopy.- 14. The Study of Strain Fields in Adhesive Joints by Laser Moiré Interferometry.- 15. The Selection of Adhesives for Aircraft Repairs Based on Fundamental Mechanical Properties of the Resins Themselves (Phase II).- 16. Studies of Titanium Primers for Adhesion by IETS.