Mechanical characterization of basalt fiber reinforced composites with adhesive, riveted and hybrid single lap joints by using ANSYS

The use of composite materials for engineering applications gradually increasing because of their high strength, lightweight, Lower cost, and biodegradability of polymer matrix composite materials. One such composite material satisfying the above-mentioned properties is the basalt epoxy composite. We are all aware with the importance of joining the different metallic components for the engineering and industrial applications, likewise, there is also need of joining the composite structures because of space, size limitations, and manufacturing difficulties the joined structures are preferable in aerospace and other industries. Present work gives the mechanical behaviour of adhesive, riveted and hybrid joined composites under different loading conditions like tensile and flexural loading. The results gathered in the mechanical tastings are compared with the results obtained by using ANSYS 18.1 software for validation. The efforts of this work will give us the effective joining method for composite structures with higher joint strength and better efficiency for carrying the load.