Ri. Mackie et N. Su, THE EFFECT OF AGING AND ENVIRONMENT ON THE STATIC AND FATIGUE-STRENGTH OF ADHESIVE JOINTS, The Journal of adhesion, 42(3), 1993, pp. 191-207
This paper describes the results of a durability programme designed to
test the effects of ageing and environment on the performance of adhe
sive joints. Specimens were kept under a variety of loading and enviro
nmental conditions and the paper reports results of static and fatigue
tests after 8-9 years storage. Some adhesive joints showed excellent
durability performance, while others were adversely affected by the en
vironment, particularly high humidity and natural exposure. It was fou
nd that the effect of ageing on static and fatigue performance is not
necessarily the same.