Three kinds of joints between bonded, elastically dissimilar components loaded in tension are studied. Each involves a plane interface, but with various changes in geometry at the outside edge of the bond. These geometric features are intended to avoid singularities which would otherwise arise there, and should therefore inhibit peeling of the joint and hence the formation of a crack. Explicit equations describing the necessary conditions in terms of the elastic parameters of the bonded components are given.
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