Crack growth threshold testing using flat-bottom hole specimens
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107751
Abstract: Abstract This study benchmarks a relatively new axisymmetric specimen concept for use in threshold testing, where the crack initiates and grows from the corner of a flat-bottomed circular hole in a cylindrical specimen while the… read more here.
Keywords: bottom hole; crack growth; flat bottom; crack ... See more keywords
Optimization design of cylindrical rivet in flat bottom riveting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2021.108292
Abstract: Abstract Light weight material is used more and more extensively in automotive industry due to its high mechanical properties and low density. The joining of light weight material, such as mechanical clinching, is attracting much… read more here.
Keywords: rivet; bottom; design cylindrical; flat bottom ... See more keywords
Joining Strategies for Double-Sided Self-Pierce Riveting
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DOI: 10.3390/ma16031191
Abstract: Double-sided self-pierce riveting (DSSPR) has been presenting itself as a proper alternative to self-pierce riveting (SPR) with many advantages for joining geometries of different thicknesses and cross-sections. To ensure its successful future industrial application, this… read more here.
Keywords: self pierce; sided self; pierce riveting; flat bottom ... See more keywords