Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Issues in Adhesively Bonded and Bolted Joints, Composites Design: Presented at the 1997 Asme ... Design Engineering Division), V. 96.)

Addresses some of the problems with the concentration of stress that are arising with the increased use of adhesives to hold products together, particularly but not exclusively those made of composite materials. Some bolted joints are also considered. Among the 16 topics are the three-level optimiza