Handling of composite-metal interface in a hybrid mechanical coupling

""\\"Carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) composite materials are widely used in mechanics. The joints between one metal plate with composite one are widely used in the same way and in many cases are the critical point of the whole structure as a result of the physical discontinuity between the parts, the stress concentrations developing around the joint area, and surface manufacturing of the parts. This work is focussed on the influence of both manufacturing and numerical modelling parameters on the structural behaviour of a hybrid mechanical coupling. Numerical models have been built and tested; the results have been compared with experimental ones. Afterwards numerical analyses have been performed to evaluate the influence of such above mentioned parameters on the structural behaviour of hybrid joints. Numerical analyses have been performed using Abaqus\\\\\\\/Standard® numerical code.. \\"""