Phenomenological modeling and numerical simulation of relaxation in bolted composite joints

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1709-1729

  Thoppul, Srinivasa D ^a   Gibson, Ronald F ^a   Ibrahim, Raouf A ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolt preload; Bolted composite joint; Relaxation; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BOLTED JOINTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC LOAD SHEDDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

APPLIED LOADS; BOLT LOAD RELAXATION; BOLT PRELOAD; BOLTED COMPOSITE JOINT; BOLTED COMPOSITE JOINTS; CARBON/EPOXY COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE JOINTS; COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; EXTERNAL EXCITATIONS; EXTERNAL LOADS; EXTERNAL-; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; PRELOAD; PRELOADS; RELAXATION; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; THREE-POINT BENDING; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIORS; VISCOELASTICITY;

BOLTS;

EID: 49549120624     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308092544     Document Type: Article

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