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According to numerous studies, rowing performance is influenced by several factors including rower’s biomechanics, rower’s physiology, the force generated and stroke style. However, there is a missing gap linking such factors with rowing performance in the available literature. This paper aims to investigate the rowing mechanism in terms of rower anthropometry and physiology, which can impact its biomechanics and performance. The corresponding hydrodynamic force generated by the oar blade to accelerate the boat is also considered in the current study. To test the objectives, systematical online searching was conducted in search of the inclusion literature criteria. All included studies used Preferred Reporting item for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to obtain the final collection of articles for this review. In order to rate the quality of the articles, risk bias assessment was performed. A total of 35 studies were included in the assessment. The studies discussed the aspects of anthropometry and physiological of the rower, the biomechanics of the rower, corresponding hydrodynamic force on the oar blade and the rowing mechanism concerning boat performance. Based on the information obtained, an understanding of the important aspects of the rowing mechanism was achieved to provide an update for comprehensive improvement.

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In adhesive bonding, two different substrate materials are joined together, usually by forming chemical bonds. The adhesive can stick things together. The loading rate and deformation mode can easily change the mechanical properties of the adhesive material. Hence, a vital aim of the current study is to evaluate the strain rate effect on the damage response of adhesive joints for Mode I loading scenarios. The adherend material was aluminum AL6061-T6, and Araldite 2015 was the adherent material. This experiment for delamination had a prescribed adherend size of 200 mm × 25 mm × 3 mm and an adhesive thickness of 0.5 mm. In situations where the strain rate affects the failure mechanism, a displacement rate of 5, 50, or 500 mm/min is sufficient to attain the failure mechanism. A double cantilever beam (DCB) specimen was employed to construct the FE model geometry for simulation. A hybrid experimental–FE technique was utilized to extract the properties of the adhesive interface. FE simulation has proven to have an excellent correlation with the experimental findings.

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