The use of adhesives in civil engineering is reviewed by considering typical applications and experience gained, together with some results of research. The properties and requirements of structural adhesives as used to bond construction materials are discussed briefly. It is concluded that, with an appropriate design of joint, careful selection of a suitable adhesive, and adequate surface preparation, bonded connections may be used in structural applications – at least in the short term. However, caution should be exercised for longer–term applications, particularly if the joint is to be subjected to extreme environmental conditions under sustained load.
‘Repair of concrete damaged by reinforcement corrosion’, Technical Report No. 26, Concrete Society, London, 1984.
6.
HEWLETTP. C. and SHAWI D. N.: in ‘Developments in adhesives’, (ed. WakeW. C.), 25-75; 1977, London, Applied Science.
7.
FLEMINGC. J. and KINGG. E. M.: in Proc. Int. Symp. ‘Synthetic resins in building construction’, Paris, Sept. 1967, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures (RILEM), 241-251.
8.
L'FrEamrrER. and BREssoxJ.: in Proc. Int. Symp. ‘Synthetic resins in building construction’, Paris, Sept. 1967, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures (RILEM), 175-203.
9.
RA1THBYK. D.: ‘External strengthening of concrete bridges with bonded steel plates’, Supplementary Report 612, Transport and Road Research Laboratory, Crowthorne, 1980.
10.
MAYSG. C. and alumniK. D.‘: ‘Bonded external reinforcement for strengthening concrete bridges’, Contractor's final report, DGR 474/229, to Transport and Road Research Laboratory, 1984.
11.
PARKINSONJ.: New Civ. Eng., 14 Sept. 1978, 26-27.
12.
MIDDLEBOEs.: New Civ. Eng., 2 Feb. 1984, 6-7.
13.
MAYSG. C. and HARVEYw. J.: in ‘Fatigue of steel and concrete structures’, Report 37, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, Lausanne, 1982, 393-400.
14.
MAYSG. C. and TILLEYG. P.: Int. J. Adhes. Adhes.,1982, 2, (2), 109–113.
15.
ALBRECHTP. et al.: ‘Application of adhesives to steel bridges’, Report No. FHWA/RD-84/037, Federal Highway Adminis-tration, McLean, Va, 1984.
16.
‘Introduction to the specification of glued laminated members’; 1979, High Wycombe, Timber Research and Development Association.
