Analysing The Composite Structure Of Riverted ,Hybrid And Bonded Joints

Composite materials have been widely used as structural elements in aircraft structures due to their superior properties. Aircraft structure is a huge assembly of skins, spars, frames etc. The structure consists of an assembly of sub-structures properly arranged and connected to form a load transmission path. Such load transmission path is achieved using joints. Joints constitute the weakest zones in the structure. Failure may occur due to various reasons such as stress concentrations, excessive deflections etc. or a combination of these. Therefore, to utilize the full potential of composite materials, the strength and stress distribution in the joints has to be understood so that suitable configuration can be chosen for various applications.