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›› 2010, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (9): 171-178.

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Load Distribution of Bolted Joint

CHEN Haiping;ZENG Pan;FANG Gang;LEI Liping   

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
  • Published:2010-05-05

Abstract: The load distribution of the bolted joint is introduced, and the analytical, photoelasticity and finite element methods are discussed to study the load distribution. The parametric finite element model to research load distribution of bolted joint is established by using ANSYS. The axial load of nut is verified by SOPWITH and YAMATOTO analytical methods, and load ratio among the threads is compared with the photo elasticity text result to verify the reliability of the finite element model. Then the factors, such as thread type, pitch P, radial dimension coefficient d/D, engaging threads number N, coefficient of friction μ and material elastic modulus ratio Eb/En which affect the load distribution are systematically studied, and the main factors are investigated by regression analysis.

Key words: ANSYS, Bolted joint, Finite element analysis, Load distribution

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