Equivalent stiffness of clamped plates should be prescribed not only to evaluate the strength of bolted joints by the scheme of “joint diagram” but also to make structural analyses for practical structures with many bolted joints. We estimated the axial stiffness and bending stiffness of clamped plates by using Finite Element (FE) analyses while taking the contact condition on bearing surfaces ...

Determination of the local interlaminar stress distribution in a laminate with a bolt-filled hole is helpful for optimal bolted joint design, due to the three-dimensional (3D) nature of the stress field near the bolt hole. A new interlaminar stress distribution phenomenon induced by the bolt-head and clamp-up load, which occurs in a filled-hole composite laminate, is investigated. In order to e...

The significant features of the GFRP angle make it one modern construction members for present lattice-type Transmission Line Towers (TLT) made out mild steel. structural with gusset plate connections net-crushing strength are investigated in this study, an emphasis on to transmission line towers. Forty-two specimens single-lap, butt joints bolted considered study. and edge distance have differ...

This paper is concerned with modelling damage and fracture in woven fabric CFRP single-lap bolted joints that fail by net-tension. The approach is based on the assumption that damage (matrix cracking, delamination and fibre tow fracture) initiates and propagates from the hole in a self-similar fashion. A traction-separation law (based on physically meaningful material parameters) is implemented...

Glass is a brittle material. Its use in constructing structural elements of civil engineering can still be considered as an innovative technique. In order to take a full advantage of its principal qualities (transparency, aestheticism, durability, etc.), architects are pushing the conception of glass structural elements towards the adoption of more and more slender elements, entailing necessari...

The dynamic response of individual components in an assembled structure shows high accuracy compared to experimental measurements the system response. However, when it comes assemblies, conventional linear approaches fail deliver good accuracy, due uncertain and nonlinear mechanisms contact interface joints. Therefore, inherent dynamics interfaces needs be considered modeling structures. In thi...

Adhesive joining is recognized as a potential enabling technology for a variety of material systems being considered in automotive structures where traditional fastening methods would be inappropriate. Well known examples include fiber reinforced composites and polymers. Additionally in certain circumstances, adhesive bonding of steel structures can provide benefits such as improved stiffness a...