Journal of Materials Science, Vol.31, No.9, 2253-2264, 1996
Effects of Adhesion on the Effective Youngs Modulus in Glass Slide Glue Laminates .2. Analysis
In Part I of this study we experimentally explored the effects of adhesion area, number of glue spots, and bond thickness on the effective Young’s modulus in glass slide/glue composite specimens having adhesion areas ranging from 0%-100%. In this paper, the Young’s modulus data are analysed further as a function of bond thickness in glass slide/glue laminates having 100% adhesion area and are compared with predictions from two existing models, a rule of mixtures model and a dynamic beam vibration model. Based on the experimental results obtained in Part I, a model has been obtained for glass slide/glue composite specimens by applying several boundary conditions. The resulting expression predicts the elastic modulus of a three-layer composite specimen bonded by an adhesive. The model developed describes well the experimental results obtained in Part I.