Effect of torque tightening on the fatigue strength of bolted joints

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1410-1421

  Mínguez, José María ^a   Vogwell, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolted joints; Fatigue life; Stress concentration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TORQUE;

AIRCRAFT GRADE ALUMINUM ALLOY; DOUBLE LAP JOINTS; TIGHTENING TORQUES;

BOLTED JOINTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BOLTED JOINTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TORQUE;

EID: 33745940301     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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