The effect of bolt clamping force on the fracture strength and the stress intensity factor of a plate containing a fastener hole with edge cracks

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 242-253

  Chakherlou, T N ^a   Abazadeh, B ^a   Vogwell, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolted joint; Clamping force; Crack; Fracture strength; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; BOLTS; CLAMPING DEVICES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SOLDERED JOINTS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE TESTING;

BOLTED JOINT; CLAMPING FORCE; CRACK; FRACTURE STRENGTH; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR;

BOLT TIGHTENING;

EID: 53849098907     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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