Fatigue of multiple-row bolted joints in carbon/epoxy laminates: ranking of factors affecting strength and fatigue life

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Persson
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Factors Affecting

Effects of countersunk hole geometry errors on the fatigue performance of CFRP bolted joints

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440542110285
Author(s):  
Xuda Qin ◽  
Xingfeng Cao ◽  
Hao Li ◽  
Meng Zhou ◽  
Ende Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Fatigue Performance ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Hole Making ◽  
Hole Geometry ◽  
Geometry Error ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hole Machining

Due to good aerodynamic performance and reliability, countersunk bolt joint is one of the most commonly used connection methods for carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) components in the aircraft. However, the countersunk hole machining process is inevitably accompanied by geometric errors, which will directly affect the mechanical properties of the joint structure. This paper presents a numerical and experimental investigation on the effect of countersunk hole geometry errors on the fatigue performance of CFRP bolted joints. FE model of CFRP countersunk bolted joints with designed geometry errors are established, and the rationality of the FE analysis was verified by fatigue life and failure forms. The CFRP bolted structure failure mechanism under fatigue load and influence of hole-making geometry error (including countersunk fillets radius, countersunk depth, and countersunk angle) on the fatigue life are investigated. Based on the relationship between fatigue life and the geometry error, the corresponding tolerances for CFRP bolt joint countersunk hole are determined as well. The research results can provide a reference for establishing reasonable geometric accuracy requirements for CFRP joint hole machining.

Study on the critical loosening condition toward a new design guideline for bolted joints

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (9) ◽  
pp. 3302-3316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Gong ◽  
Jianhua Liu ◽  
Xiaoyu Ding
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Design Guideline ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Frictional Coefficients ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Fit Tolerance

An understanding of conditions that trigger the loosening of bolted joints is essential to ensure joint reliability. In this study, a three-dimensional finite element model of a typical bolted joint is developed, and a new simulation method is proposed to quantitatively identify the critical transverse force for initiating loosening. This force is used to evaluate the anti-loosening capacity of bolted joints. Using the proposed simulation method, the effects of factors affecting critical loosening are systematically studied. It is found that the preload, frictional coefficients at the thread and the bearing surfaces, clamped length, and fit tolerance mainly affected loosening. When the preload and friction coefficients are increased, and the clamped length and fit tolerance are reduced, loosening is inhibited. Experiments are performed to demonstrate the reliability of the results. Finally, a suggestion is proposed to improve the design guideline VDI 2230 for bolted joints, which considers the requirement of avoiding loosening under vibrational loading.

A comprehensive review of factors affecting fatigue life of dental implants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinmay Gherde ◽  
Pankaj Dhatrak ◽  
Shriya Nimbalkar ◽  
Srujana Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Dental Implants ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Factors Affecting

The Effects of Energy Dissipation of the Closure Bolted Joints Under Vibration Behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Cheng ◽  
Wenxiang Xu ◽  
Zhifeng Liu ◽  
Congbin Yang ◽  
Ying Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Vibration Frequency ◽  
Cyclic Load ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Operator Method ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Bolted Joint ◽  
Modal Shape ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Dissipation Model

Abstract Bolted joints are widely used in mechanical construction due to their ease of disassembly. When the bolting member is subjected to the alternating load, the pretightening force is gradually reduced, which may cause the interface contact performance to decrease, and the surface may be microslipped. Preload relaxation of threaded fasteners is the main factor that influences the joint failure under normal cyclic loading, but it is difficult to monitor the energy dissipation between the interface of the bolted joint. This paper presents an energy dissipation model for the bolted joint based on two-degree-of-freedom vibration differential mathematical model. The parameters of the model is calculated by using the fractal theory and differential operator method. The efficiency of the proposed model is verified by experiments. The results show that the experimental modal shape agrees well with the theoretical modal shape. According to the change of cyclic load and vibration frequency, the vibration response and the law of energy dissipation under different factors can be obtained. The results show that the vibration frequency and cyclic load are the main factors affecting the energy dissipation between interfaces. The energy dissipation of the contact surface of the bolted joints account for the main part of the energy dissipation of the bolted structure. The results provide a theoretical basis for reducing the looseness of the bolt connection and ensuring the reliability of the equipment.

Progressive fatigue behavior of single-lap bolted laminates under different tightening torque magnitudes

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (10) ◽  
pp. 1303-1312
Author(s):  
M Feyzi ◽  
S Hassanifard ◽  
A Varvani-Farahani
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Damage And Failure ◽  
Experienced Fatigue ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

The present paper studies fatigue damage and life of single-lap bolted joints tightened with different torque magnitudes subjected to uniaxial load cycles. The adherends were constructed from E-glass/epoxy layers using a hand layup technique and assembled by 1.5, 3, and 8 N m of applied torques. Increasing the torque magnitude benefitted the final fatigue life of the joints so that the high-cycle fatigue life of the joint sample tightened with 8 N m was as high as 10 times that of the joint tightened with 1.5 N m. In the numerical section of this study, a three-dimensional finite element analysis was employed, and the impacts of applied torques were included in the progressive damage model to assess damage and failure in the bolted joints. For the joints tightened with higher torque levels, numerical results revealed higher fatigue lives but at the cost of more delamination at the vicinity of the hole. Laminate fracture surface was investigated through scanning electron microscopy and more cracking/damage progress was evidenced in matrix, fiber, and matrix–fiber interface as composite joints experienced fatigue cycles. Experimental life data of tested joints agreed with those anticipated through the use of finite element analyses indicating the developed model as an appropriate tool in evaluating the effects of applied torques on the fatigue fracture behavior of bolted laminates.

Stress intensity factors and fatigue life of beams in reversed bending

1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 401-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Moobola ◽  
D A Hills ◽  
D Nowell
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Applied Load ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
Transverse Cracks ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Distribution Of Dislocations ◽  
Representative Material

Two problems concerning the propagation of transverse cracks through beams are studied with a crack modelled as a distribution of dislocations. The first consists of a surface breaking normal crack present in reversing bending, where it is shown that for deep cracks two cycles of loading are experienced for each cycle of applied load. The second is an initially buried normal crack, where stress intensity factors affecting propagation both towards the surface and into the beam are evaluated. The effect on the life of each of these components is then considered for a representative material.

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