Clamp load loss due to elastic interaction and gasket creep relaxation in bolted joints

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 394-401

  Nassar, Sayed A ^a   Alkelani, Ali A ^a  

^a Oakland University   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic interaction; Flanged connection; Gasket creep relaxation; Gasketed joints

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC INTERACTIONS; FLANGED CONNECTIONS; GASKET CREEP RELAXATION; GASKETED JOINTS;

BUTADIENE; CREEP TESTING; GASKETS; GRAPHITE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RUBBER; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STYRENE;

BOLTED JOINTS;

EID: 33748536760     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2218343     Document Type: Article

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