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This document discusses different types of structural joints, including those formed through mechanical techniques like bolting and riveting, as well as bonded joints formed through welding, brazing, soldering, and adhesives. It focuses on the metallurgical consequences of bonded joints and their effect on long-term behavior. Additionally, it provides context on chemical and metallic bonds and how they contribute to the strength of crystalline solids, which make up most engineering structures.

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This document discusses different types of structural joints, including those formed through mechanical techniques like bolting and riveting, as well as bonded joints formed through welding, brazing, soldering, and adhesives. It focuses on the metallurgical consequences of bonded joints and their effect on long-term behavior. Additionally, it provides context on chemical and metallic bonds and how they contribute to the strength of crystalline solids, which make up most engineering structures.

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1 Structural joints
In general there are two ways in which parts may be fastened together. The first
method employs mechanical techniques such as bolting or riveting; in bolting, for
example, the joint strength is obtained from frictional forces that keep the nuts in
place, and from the shear and tensile strength of the bolt. The second method,
with which this book is concerned, is to form a bond between the surfaces to be
joined. In welding, brazing and soldering, the objective is to form a continuous
metallic bridge between the two surfaces, such that the bonding is of the same
character as that which maintains the integrity of the metal itself. The means of
accomplishing this end are numerous, and have multiplied rapidly during the past
half-century. The greater part of this book is concerned with the metallurgical
consequences of such techniques, both in terms of the immediate problems that
they may present, and also of their effect on the long-term behaviour of the bond.
The joints under consideration will include those between metals and ceramics,
where the bonding technique must be adapted to accommodate the brittle
character of the non-metallic part. The use of synthetic polymers to make
adhesively bonded joints is also considered. Before doing so, however, it is
appropriate to say a few words about the nature of chemical and metallic bonds,
and how they affect the strength of solids.
1.2 The cohesion of crystalline solids
1.2.1 Types of bond
Crystalline solids are those in which the constituent atoms or ions are arranged in
a repetitive geometric pattern known as a lattice structure. Most of the solids
used in engineering structures are of this character, exceptions being glass,
which is a metastable supercooled liquid, and polymers, which are aggregates of
large organic molecules.

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