The development of an adhesive bonding process for the class 58 locomotive bodyside doors (TM-PDU-148)

This report describes the development of an adhesive bonding process for the construction of the bodyside access doors on the Class 58 locomotive (Fig 1). The present method of construction involves spot-welding the 0.8 mm thick pressed-steel components which make up the door. The potential advantages of adhesively bonding this...