An FE analysis of the stresses in pultruded GRP single-bolt tension joints and their implications for joint design

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1014-1021

  Turvey, Geoffrey J ^a   Wang, Pu ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Stroudwater Business Park Stonehouse   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolted joints; Finite elements; GRP; Joint design; Pultrusions; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

BOLTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CONTACT SURFACES; SINGLE-BOLT TENSION JOINT;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 40849146062     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.04.026     Document Type: Article

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