This special issue of Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering contains selected papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Industrial Applications of Adhesives 2020 (IAA 2020), held in Funchal, Madeira (Portugal) during 5-6 March 2020. The goal of the conference was to provide a unique opportunity to exchange information, present the latest results as well as to discuss issues relevant to industrial applications of adhesives. This conference is held every two years. The conference is chaired by Lucas F. M. da Silva and cochaired by R. D. Adams (University of Oxford, UK), Chiaki Sato (Tokyo Institute of Technology) and Klaus Dilger (Technische Universit€at Braunschweig, Germany). The focus is on applications of adhesive bonding in the industry such as automotive, aeronautic, railway, marine, energy, electronics, etc. The idea is to bring together the adhesive makers and the adhesive users to exchange experiences and facilitate potential synergies and partnerships. 95 papers were presented by researchers from nearly 20 countries. In order to disseminate the work presented in IAA 2020, selected papers were prepared which resulted in the present volume dedicated to ‘Applications of adhesive bonding’. Various topics are covered resulting in six papers dealing with joint design of aerospace joints (first two papers), an innovative method to reinforce the surface of composite materials to avoid delamination when used in a bonded joint, life prediction methods of adhesive joints in terms of fatigue, structural health monitoring of aerospace joints by ultrasonic lamb waves, and methods to facilitate the repair of bonded joints with composite materials. The papers presented here are good examples of the latest trends related to the use of adhesive bonding in aerospace engineering. The editors wish to thank all the authors for their participation and cooperation, which made this volume possible. Finally, they would like to thank the team of SAGE, especially the Editor-in-Chief Prof Anton de Ruiter and Mr. Martin McDonald, for the excellent cooperation during the preparation of this volume. July 2020

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本期机械工程师学会会刊特刊 G 部分：航空航天工程杂志包含在 2020 年第一届粘合剂工业应用国际会议 (IAA 2020) 上发表的精选论文，该会议于 5 至 5 月在马德拉岛丰沙尔（葡萄牙）举行2020 年 3 月 6 日。会议的目标是提供一个独特的机会来交流信息、展示最新结果以及讨论与粘合剂工业应用相关的问题。这个会议每两年举行一次。会议由 Lucas FM da Silva 主持，RD Adams（英国牛津大学）、Chiaki Sato（东京理工学院）和 Klaus Dilger（德国布伦瑞克工业大学）共同主持。重点是胶粘剂在汽车、航空、铁路、船舶、能源、电子等。这个想法是将粘合剂制造商和粘合剂用户聚集在一起，交流经验并促进潜在的协同作用和合作伙伴关系。来自近 20 个国家的研究人员提交了 95 篇论文。为了传播 IAA 2020 中展示的工作，我们准备了一些精选的论文，从而形成了本卷专用于“粘合剂的应用”。涵盖了各种主题，产生了六篇关于航空航天接头接头设计的论文（前两篇论文），一种增强复合材料表面以避免在粘合接头中使用时分层的创新方法，粘合剂接头的寿命预测方法疲劳，通过超声波兰姆波对航空航天关节进行结构健康监测，以及有助于修复复合材料粘合接头的方法。此处介绍的论文是与航空航天工程中使用粘合剂粘合相关的最新趋势的很好例子。编辑希望感谢所有作者的参与和合作，这使得本书成为可能。最后，他们要感谢 SAGE 的团队，特别是主编 Anton de Ruiter 教授和 Martin McDonald 先生在本书编写过程中的出色合作。2020 年 7 月 特别感谢主编 Anton de Ruiter 教授和 Martin McDonald 先生，感谢他们在本书编写过程中的出色合作。2020 年 7 月 特别感谢主编 Anton de Ruiter 教授和 Martin McDonald 先生，感谢他们在本书编写过程中的出色合作。2020 年 7 月