Abstract
In this study, we have suggested the new joint configuration, which has scarf angle and a wave-shaped surface at a bonding part, and we have named it an "adhesively combined butt joint" At first, mechanical property in the presented joint subjected to static tensile load is analyzed, using finite element method (FEM) FEM analyses to clarify the stress field at the bonding part are carried out To confirm the reliability of the analytical results, experiments for strain distribution measurement by using strain gauges are performed In addition, effects of curvature radius of waved surface at bonding part on stress distribution were examined As a result, stress concentrations at edges of the bonding part of "adhesively combined butt joint" were expected to decrease lower than the conventional waved butt joint Furthermore, it was thought that the stress concentration decreased at center of bonding part as the curvature radius increased
