Stress-Intensity Factor Solutions for Cracks at Countersunk Rivet Holes Under Uniaxial Tension

Abstract

To predict crack growth and fracture strengths of riveted joints subjected to widespread fatigue damage, accurate stress and fracture analyses of corner and surface cracks at a rivet hole are needed. The results presented in this report focus on the computation of stress-intensity factor solutions for rivet holes with cracks. The stress-intensity factor solutions for surface and corner cracks at countersunk rivet holes in a plate were obtained using the finite-element-alternating technique. A range of crack shapes, crack sizes, and crack locations under remote tension were considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279163

Entities

People

  • C. A. Bigelow
  • P. E. O'donoghue
  • P. W. Tan
  • S. N. Atluri

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Convergence
  • Cracks
  • Damage
  • Damage Tolerance
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometry
  • International Airports
  • Mechanics
  • Riveted Joints
  • Shape
  • Stress Intensity Factors
  • Stresses
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.