Experimental investigations of bolted, adhesively bonded and hybrid bolted/bonded single-lap joints in composite laminates

The work presented in this paper covers an experimental study on the tensile property of the single-lap joints in carbon-fiber reinforced bismaleimide (BMI) resin composite laminates. This kind of composites are widely used in the aerospace industry for its high-temperature resistance. Three configurations of joints were involved in this paper, which were bolted, adhesively bonded and hybrid bolted/bonded single-lap joints. Effect of stacking...