“…[2,3] Therefore, a good understanding of this problem is thus important for the development of suitable strength models. To this aim, many studies have been conducted, either analytically, numerically, or both to predict the interfacial stresses, see, for example, those by Smith and Teng [4], Maalej and Bian [5], Tounsi et al [6], Yang and Wu [7], Bensaid et al [8,9], Ghafoori and Motavalli [10], Tounsi and Benyoucef [11], Cai et al [12]. Ameur et al [13] proposed a method to predict the interfacial stresses in steel beams strengthened with a bonded hygrothermal aged composite plate, where the adherends shear deformations have been taken into account, a geometrical coefficient was incorporated which shows the shear Lag effect.…”