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Overview

Robert D. Adams is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with specific contributions in Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Social Psychology, Building and Construction, and Physiology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Radiology practices and education

Robert D. Adams has authored papers published across a range of journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Reconnecting the Hand and Arm to the Brain: Efficacy of Neural Interfaces for Sensorimotor Restoration After Tetraplegia," 2023, Neurosurgery
  • "Are probabilistic methods a way to get rid of fudge factors? Part I: Background and theory," 2022, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
  • "Are probabilistic methods a way to get rid of fudge factors? Part II: Application and examples," 2023, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
  • "Impact of Simulation-Based Training on Radiation Therapists' Workload, Situation Awareness, and Performance," 2020, Advances in Radiation Oncology
  • "Special Issue on Adhesion, surface preparation and adhesive properties," 2020, The Journal of Adhesion

Their publications frequently appear in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering
  • Advances in Radiation Oncology
  • Practical Radiation Oncology
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Lucas F. M. da Silva
  • Łukasz Mazur
  • Prithima Mosaly
  • Lawrence B. Marks
  • Chiaki Sato

Robert D. Adams has contributed to book publications, with at least one title published by Springer International Publishing:

  • 7th International Conference on Structural Adhesive Bonding 2023

Best Publications

  • The location of defects in structures from measurements of natural frequencies

    P Cawley;R D Adams

  • Structural Adhesive Joints in Engineering

    Robert D. Adams;John Comyn;William Charles Wake

  • A Vibration Technique for Non-Destructively Assessing the Integrity of Structures:

    R. D. Adams;P. Cawley;C. J. Pye;B. J. Stone

  • Handbook of adhesion technology

    Lucas F. M. da Silva;Andreas Öchsner;Robert D. Adams

  • Analytical models of adhesively bonded joints—Part I: Literature survey

    Lucas F.M. da Silva;Paulo J.C. das Neves;R.D. Adams;J.K. Spelt

  • Stress analysis of adhesive-bonded lap joints

    R D Adams;N A Peppiatt

  • A review of defect types and nondestructive testing techniques for composites and bonded joints

    R.D. Adams;P. Cawley

  • Analytical models of adhesively bonded joints-Part II: Comparative study

    Lucas F.M. da Silva;Paulo J.C. das Neves;R.D. Adams;A. Wang

  • Experimental and numerical analysis of single-lap joints for the automotive industry

    L.D.R. Grant;R.D. Adams;Lucas F.M. da Silva

  • Techniques to reduce the peel stresses in adhesive joints with composites

    Lucas F M da Silva;R D Adams

  • Adhesive bonding : science, technology and applications

    Robert D. Adams

  • The influence of local geometry on the strength of adhesive joints

    R.D. Adams;J.A. Harris

  • Effect of Fibre Orientation and Laminate Geometry on the Dynamic Properties of CFRP

    R.D. Adams;D.G.C. Bacon

  • Adhesive joints at high and low temperatures using similar and dissimilar adherends and dual adhesives

    Lucas F.M. da Silva;R.D. Adams

  • Stress Analysis of Adhesive Bonded Tubular Lap Joints

    R. D. Adams;N. A. Peppiatt

  • Joint strength predictions for adhesive joints to be used over a wide temperature range

    Lucas F.M. da Silva;R.D. Adams

  • The Non-destructive Testing of Adhesively Bonded Structure: A Review

    C. C. H. Guyott;P. Cawley;R. D. Adams

  • Prediction and Measurement of the Vibrational Damping Parameters of Carbon and Glass Fibre-Reinforced Plastics Plates:

    D.X. Lin;R.G. Ni;R.D. Adams

  • The Damping and Dynamic Moduli of Symmetric Laminated Composite Beams—Theoretical and Experimental Results

    R.G. Ni;R.D. Adams

  • Stress Analysis and Failure Properties of Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced-Plastic/Steel Double-Lap Joints

    R. D. Adams;R. W. Atkins;J. A. Harris;A. J. Kinloch

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley Imperial College London
Michael R Wisnom
Michael R Wisnom University of Bristol
Kevin D Potter
Kevin D Potter University of Bristol
Bamber R.K. Blackman
Bamber R.K. Blackman Imperial College London
David A. Dillard
David A. Dillard Virginia Tech
Jan K. Spelt
Jan K. Spelt University of Toronto
L.F.M. da Silva
L.F.M. da Silva University of Porto
Marcello Papini
Marcello Papini Toronto Metropolitan University
Peter Davies
Peter Davies French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo

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