A method of joining top and bottom layers of material according to the principles of the present disclosure includes providing a rivet having a head and a headless end, wherein a rimmed edge extends downward from the head toward the headless end, applying a layer of adhesive between the top and bottom layers and allowing the adhesive layer to at least partially cure. The method further includes piercing the top layer with a headless end of a rivet after the adhesive layer is cured, deforming the top layer with the rimmed edge and bottom layer with the headless end of the rivet, and forcing the rimmed edge and the headless end of the rivet to bend radially outward during deformation of the top and bottom layers.