<i>Contents: Background of adhesives. Adhesive properties and general characteristics. Applying adhesives. Design criteria and joint design. Surface preparation. Adhesive tooling and fabrication tech-niques. Testing adhesives. Environmental testing. Quality control of adhesive joints. Nondestructive testing of adhesives. Adhesives literature and information files. Specifications applicable to adhesive bonding. A list of manufacturers and adhesive suppliers for the aerospace industry. Glossary of terms associated with adhesive bonding. Index. <i>Note: A basic text on the fundamentals of adhesive bonding geared to the needs of the shop man, the technician, or the profes sional engineer who is not familiar with the procedures and techniques involved. Charts, diagrams, illustrations, tables and chapter references are included. The author is with Epoxylite Corporation in California. -- AATA