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Abstract

The strength of composites hybrid adhesive joint consisting of mechanical fastening with similar and dissimilar materials (aluminium/composites) of adherends was investigated. This paper is concerned with a static study to identify the mechanical property of GFRP composites and determine the optimum overlap length. The adhesive used was high performance Araldite Epoxy type. The results are presented in the form of volume fraction test and also in the form of stress versus strain to predict the strength performance. It is found that the aluminium hybrid joint shows the greatest in failure load when compared to others.