Reproducing the experimental strength of clinched connections with finite element methods

Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2007

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 572-579

  Coppieters, S ^a   Cooreman, S ^a   Sol, H ^b   Debruyne, D ^a  

^a ODISEE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinch process; FEA; Mechanical joining; Press joining; Sheet metal

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; JOINING;

CLINCH PROCESS; MECHANICAL JOINING; OPTIMAL GEOMETRY; PRESS JOINING;

SHEET METAL;

EID: 36049044457     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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