Let us consider the influence of various combinations of stress conditions, namely, normal fracture, shear, normal compression, and the combined action of direct and tangential stresses of specified ...

Nails, screws and glue are the most common ways to join wood together. When making these joins, wood can be arranged and joined differently for increased strength and stability. A butt joint and a ...

The strength and serviceability of adhesive-bonded joints are mainly the result of the play of forces of intermolecular interaction between the adhesive and the substrate. The forces of interaction ...

It's not worth taking the chance. Wood glue brands like Titebond recommend clamping an unstressed joint for 30 minutes to an hour. Stressed joints need to be clamped for 24 hours and Titebond ...

The Single-Lap-Joint Shear Test is a standard way to test the strength of glue to hold together two pieces of metal when they are being pulled apart. Here, we’ll do a version using two Popsicle sticks ...

But how is one to know which glue to use in which kinds of joints? The answer to that is not always clear, but solid numbers on the comparative strength of different glues are a great place to start.