Reduction in clamping force due to applied longitudinal load to aerospace structural bolted plates

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 325-330

  Oskouei, R H ^a   Chakherlou, T N ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerospace materials and structures; Bolted joints; Clamping force; Experimental method; Finite element modelling

Indexed keywords

7075-T6; AEROSPACE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; AXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; CLAMPING FORCE; EXPERIMENTAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; LONGITUDINAL LOADING; LONGITUDINAL TENSILE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PLATE MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) FINITE ELEMENT MODELS;

ALUMINUM; BOLTED JOINTS; BOLTS; CLAMPING DEVICES; LOADS (FORCES); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TENSILE STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70349197457     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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