(1) The three biopolymers—xanthan gum, guar gum, and carrageenan—can all effectively improve the shear strength characteristics of Guilin red clay. The core mechanism is to form a cementation network ...

The picture frame shear test method achieved some popularity in the early days of composite materials development when few other shear test methods existed. But as the two- and three-rail shear test ...

There are a variety of test methods that characterize the properties of adhesive bonds between two similar or dissimilar material layers. The differences between the methods relate to the stress ...