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This paper presents experimental and numerical analysis of joints fabricated from Al6063 aluminum alloy with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (epoxy resin 556 with hardener 955) and adhesive (Bond 108). Under the conditions of constant width (variable length) and constant length (variable width) of the material, samples of aluminum and glass fiber-reinforced polymers joints were prepared. Using a single lap joint design, the adhesive's shear strength and peak load characteristics were evaluated. The ASTM standards D1002 and D5868 were used for joint preparation and tensile testing, respectively. In both experimental and computational analyses, the tensile strength of the sample with constant width and variable overlap length is found to be increased 1% and 5.5%, respectively. In experimental and numerical analyses, the sample with constant overlapping length and variable width would have a tensile strength improvement of approximately 77.60% and 36.20%, respectively. The comparative studies demonstrated that the experimental and numerical findings are in agreement.