Experimental Mechanics @ Michigan State University

 

 

Research Applications: Bolted Joints

 

Bolted joints present complex three-dimensional stress distributions which are challenging to experimental stress analysts.  Consequently the research group has frequently addressed their analysis and some examples are listed below:

Stress analysis of bolts and nuts

KENNY, B., PATTERSON, E.A., 1985, ‘Stress analysis of some nut-bolt connections with modifications to the nut thread form', Jnl. Strain Anal., 20(1):  35-40.

KENNY, B., PATTERSON, E.A., 1985, 'Load and stress distributions in screw threads', Experimental Mechanics, 25(3): 208 - 213.

PATTERSON, E.A., KENNY, B., 1986, 'A modification to the theory for the load distribution in conventional nuts and bolts', Jnl. Strain Anal., 21(1): 17 - 23.

PATTERSON, E.A., KENNY, B., 1986, 'The optimisation of the design of nuts with partly tapered threads', Jnl. Strain Anal., 21(2): 77 - 84

PATTERSON, E.A., KENNY, B., 1987, 'Stress analysis of some nut-bolt connections with modifications to the external shape of the nut', Jnl. Strain Anal., 22(4): 187 -193.

KENNY, B., PATTERSON, E.A., 1989, 'The distribution of load and stress in the threads of fasteners - a review', Jnl. Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, 2(1&2): 88 - 105.

BURGUETE, R.L., PATTERSON, E.A., 1994, 'The effect of bending on the stress concentration factors at the roots of threaded connections', Trans. ASME Jnl. Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, 116: 163-166.

HOBBS, J.W., BURGUETE, R.L., PATTERSON, E.A., 2003, ‘Investigation into the effect of the nut-runout on the stress distribution in a bolt using the finite element method’, ASME J. Mechanical Design 125(3):527-532.

 

Fatigue life of bolts

PATTERSON, E.A., 1990, 'Comparative study of methods of estimating bolt fatigue limits', Fatigue Fract. Engng. Mater. Struct., 13(1): 59 - 81.

PATTERSON, E.A., JOHNS, R.B., 1992, 'Theoretical analysis of the fatigue life of fixture screws in osseointegrated dental implants', Int. Jnl. Oral & Maxillofacial Implants, 7(1): 26-34.

BURGUETE, R.L., JOHNS, R.B., KING, T., PATTERSON, E.A., 1994 'Tightening characteristics for screwed joints in osseointegrated dental implants', Jnl. Prosthetic Dentistry, 71(6): 592-599.

BURGUETE, R.L., PATTERSON, E.A., 1995, 'The effect of mean stress on the fatigue limit of high tensile bolts', Proc. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, 209: 257-262.

BURGUETE, R.L., PATTERSON, E.A., 1995, 'The effect of eccentric loading on the stress distribution in thread roots', Fatigue Fract. Engng. Mater. & Struct., 18(11): 1333-1342.

HOBBS, J.W., BURGUETE, R.L., HEYES, P., PATTERSON, E.A., 2000, ‘The effect of eccentric loading on the fatigue performance of high tensile bolts’, Int. Jnl. Fatigue, 22: 531-538.

 

Cracks in Bolted joints

GUNGOR, S., NURSE, A.D., PATTERSON, E.A., 1996, 'Experimental determination of stress intensity factors of cracks in sheet structures in bolted stiffeners', Engng. Fract. Mech., 53(4): 561-569.

GUNGOR, S., PATTERSON, E.A., 1997, ‘A photoelastic determination of stress intensity factors for corner cracks in a bolted joint’, Trans. ASME Jnl. Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 119(4): 276-280.

HOBBS, J.W., BURGUETE, R.L., HEYES, P., PATTERSON, E.A., 2001, ‘A photoelastic analysis of crescent-shaped cracks in bolts’, J. Strain Analysis, 36(1): 93-99.

 

 

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