Strains in an Elastic Plate Containing an Interference-Fit Bolt near a Free Edge

Abstract

Uncertainties in the stress/strain fields around the Taper-Lok interference-fit fasteners used in the F-111C aircraft led to the experimental work reported here. Whereas solutions for elastic stress and strain fields around a hole containing an interference fastener in a large plate are readily available, the presence of nearby boundaries causes considerable theoretical difficulty. For the present case of a hole near the edge of a semi-infinite plate containing an interference-fit fastener, an approximation has been developed from the exact, related elastic theory for a pressurized hole in a geometrically similar plate. Strains predicted from this theory have been compared with measured experimental strains.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145991

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  • G. S. Jost
  • R. P. Carey

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  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aeronautics
  • Aircrafts
  • Bolts
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fasteners
  • Gages
  • Libraries
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Strain Gages
  • Stresses
  • United States
  • Universities

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  • Physics

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