An efficient design method for multi-material bolted joints used in the railway industry

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Catalanotti, G (Author) Other; Camanho, PP (Author) FEUP; Ghys, P (Author) Other; Marques, AT (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Composite Structures

Vol. 94 No. 11

Pages: 246-252

ISSN: 0263-8223

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Materials engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-JEN

DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.06.018

Abstract (EN): A methodology to design and analyze multi-material bolted joints in hybrid train structures is presented. This methodology enables the prediction of the response of a multi-material bolted joint in a short amount of time and it is suitable to be used for large structures, where the number of bolts can be very high. The method developed is applied to a real industrial case which consists on the connection between the roof and the side of a carbody shell train structure. Experimental tests are performed on a full-size sub-component. The comparison between the experimental data and the numerical results confirms the accuracy of the method.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7