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tension lap joint

Thread starter IPstar32
Start date Jul 20, 2015

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Jul 20, 2015

IPstar32

Civil/Environmental

Hi All,

Has anyone used the elastic bearing stress concentration factor (Kbe) to calculate the maximum stress along the bearing plane of a single bolt tension joint. I am applying this to FRP material and I can only get these to converge on my FEA in the higher w/d and e/d range (>5). Any thoughts?

Thanks