Lessons learnt from designing and producing adhesively bonded prototyping structures in a shipyard

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 267-272

  Cantrill, J ^a   Kapadia, A ^a   Pugh, D ^a  

^a Portchester Shipyard   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesively bonded prototype; Design; Production; Shipyard

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; ADHESIVES; ALUMINUM; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MECHANICAL TESTING; PRODUCTION; SHIPBUILDING; SHIPYARDS; ADHESIVE JOINTS;

ADHESIVE BONDS; ADHESIVELY BONDED PROTOTYPES; HIGH-SPEED CRAFTS; ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS; ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES; COST-EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION; STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE BONDINGS;

BONDING; SHIPS;

EID: 13444273190     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147509020421800406     Document Type: Article

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