ABSTRACT
Adhesive bonded joints are extensively used in aerospace applications due to their advantages over conventional joining methods in assembling dissimilar materials, such as uniform stress distribution over a larger connecting area, no fastening holes requirement, high strength to weight ratio and higher fatigue resistance. However they do require surface preparation of the adherend, are affected by different environmental conditions and are difficult for inspection and repair of structures. Therefore, it significantly affects the mechanical properties and dynamic characteristics of adhesively joined structures. To develop highly efficient adhesively bonded joints, researchers carried out numerous experimental and numerical analyses to know the vibration effect on the strength of adhesively bonded joints. The present study attempted to give a brief insight into vibrational characteristics like natural frequency, damping factor and modal strain energies affecting the strength of adhesively bonded joints.
