An experimental investigation of the bolt clamping force and friction effect on the fatigue behavior of aluminum alloy 2024-T3 double shear lap joint

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 4641-4649

  Chakherlou, T N ^a   Razavi, M J ^a   Aghdam, A B ^b   Abazadeh, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2024-T3; CLAMPING FORCE; DOUBLE-SHEAR; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FATIGUE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE TESTS; FRETTING PHENOMENON; FRICTION EFFECT; LAP JOINT; LIFE IMPROVEMENT; LOAD LEVELS; STRESS-LIFE; TIGHTENING TORQUE;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BOLTS; CLAMPING DEVICES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; LUBRICATION;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 79957865347     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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