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The contact stress in a bolted joint with a threaded bolt

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The contact stress of a bolted joint, in which a clamped part was fastened to a body with a threaded bolt, was measured using sensitive pins, sensitive films and ultrasonic waves. The contact stress distribution was analyzed as a contact problem by an axisymmetrical theory of elasticity. Numerical calculations were performed. The experimental results were in fairly good agreement with the analytical results.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yamanashi University, 4-3-11 Takeda, 400, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan

    T. Sawa (Associate Professor)

  2. Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, 6-6 Asahigaoka, 191, Hino, Tokyo, Japan

    H. Kumano (Associate Professor)

  3. ASK Technica Co., Ltd., 1488 Ichikawadaimon-chyo, Nishiyashiro-gun, 409-36, Yamanashi, Japan

    T. Morohoshi (Engineer)

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Sawa, T., Kumano, H. & Morohoshi, T. The contact stress in a bolted joint with a threaded bolt. Experimental Mechanics 36, 17–23 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02328693

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