Study on Effects of Geometric Parameters on Tensile Strength of Hybrid Bonded-Rived Joint of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Plates

Abstract

Hybrid bonded-rived joint combines bonding and riveting and has become one of the most important connection forms in composite materials. This paper investigates and analyzes the influence of geometric parameters of CFRP hybrid bonded-rived joints on load-bearing strength. The finite element method is used to analyze the strength of the hybrid bonded/riveted joint between carbon fiber composite and metal under tensile load. The different ratios of the hybrid joint’s e/D, w/D, and w/e are analyzed. It is shown that e/D and w/D significantly impact damage loads and failure mode of the hybrid bonded/riveted joint. The increase of e/D will change the joint from shear-out to net tension failure, and the effect of w/D is opposite to that of e/D. Under the same bonding area, different w/e impacts the damage load of the joint, and the larger w/e makes the joint have a larger failure load, and the stiffness of the joint is also large.