Patent ID: 8398027

Claim:
A method for bonding a structural joint for an aircraft, the method comprising: bonding a first composite component and a second composite component to form a bonded structural joint for the aircraft, such that the bonded structural joint comprises an outer splice plate, and an inner splice plate; creating a first channel through the first composite component-and a second channel through the second composite component, such that the first channel and the second channel, respectively, each pass through the outer splice plate and the inner splice plate; placing an adhesive on an interior surface of the first and the second channel respectively; thereafter, placing a first and a second composite shear pin into the first and the second channel, respectively, such that a head of the first and of the second shear pin, respectively, seats adjacent to the outer splice plate, and such that the first and the second shear pin each mitigate separation of the first and the second composite component due to shear forces; and bonding, using an adhesive bonding process, a first and a second composite collar to the first and the second composite shear pin, respectively, such that the first and the second composite collar are configured respectively, with a surface adjacent to the inner splice plate.