Adhesion was studied in asymmetric bonded joints using fracture mechanics tests. The asymmetric bonded joints consist of two different type and/or thickness materials bonded by an adhesive. Mentions of asymmetric bonded joint tests employed so far are rare in the literature. They are imperfect and therefore are not standardized. Accordingly three new tests were introduced in this work to study bonded joints. The new metrological...

The paper presents results of numerical and experimental investigations of elastic wave propagation in a bolted single-lap joint. The research was carried out for both symmetric and antisymmetric Lamb wave modes. In experimental studies the PZT transducers were used to excite and register wave propagation signals. The controlled value of the torque during measurements was ensured by the use of high precision torque wrenches. Numerical...

Standard tests of adhesively bonded specimens are likely to produce heterogeneous stress distribution along the crack front and its vicinity. High separation rate mode I dominated fracture test is performed.Observation of post mortem fractured surfaces with an optical microscope reveals characteristic features of mixed mode I/III fracture near the sides of the specimen but not in the middle. At first, finite elements calculations...

Praca przedstawia zasady działania inteligentnych sztucznych stawów biodrowych człowieka oraz problemy regeneracji chrząstek stawowych w stawach naturalnych człowieka. Postuluje się wagę podjętych badań w powyższym problemie.Zwrócono uwagę na problemy związane ze sterowaniem własności sztucznych stawów biodrowych oraz z identyfikacją impulsów przekazywanych naturalnym połączeniom stawowym człowieka.