A finite element stress analysis of aircraft bolted joints loaded in tension

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1155, 2010, Pages 315-320

  Oskouei, R H ^a   Keikhosravy, M ^b   Soutis, C ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; BOLTED JOINTS; BOLTS; CLAMPING DEVICES; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; ELASTICITY; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TENSILE STRESS;

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE; ANSYS FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT STRESS ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL TENSILE; STRESS AND STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) FINITE ELEMENT MODELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 78650214814     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000003766     Document Type: Article

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