Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of clamping force on the fatigue behaviour of bolted plates

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 563-574

  Chakherlou, T N ^a   Oskouei, R H ^b   Vogwell, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clamping force; Fatigue; Finite elements; Mechanical fastening

Indexed keywords

BOLTS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUTS (FASTENERS); STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BOLTED PLATE; CLAMPING FORCE; STRAIN DISTRIBUTION;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BOLTS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUTS (FASTENERS); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EID: 38949149311     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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