Results from the experiment show that the load bearing ability of the single-lap joint decreases as the length of the gap increase but the actual shear strength is increased in same time.

• 结果表明，随着间隙长度的增加，接头的承载能力趋于减小，但接头的实际剪切强度却持续上升；当间隙长度继续增加时，接头的实际强度趋于下降。