“…Subsequently, several researchers developed various more sophisticated, and more capable, theoretical models for evaluating the stresses in various joints. The works of Cornell (1953), Allman (1977), Delale et al (1981), Roberts (1989), Cheng et al (1991), Oplinger (1994), Taheri and Zou (2004), and Zou et al (2004) are representative of such works. On the other hand, the numerical models, including FEM and FDM, were also developed to handle the more complicated geometry and configurations, and also to validate the existence of stress concentration in the edges of the adhesive layer (Hart-Smith, 1973;Carpenter, 1973;Adams and Wake, 1984;Lin and Lin, 1993;Tsai and Morton, 1994;Bogdanovicha and Kizhakketharab, 1999;Andruet et al, 2001;Goncalves et al, 2002;Osnesa and Alfred, 2003).…”