Mechanical joints, such as the bolted shear lap joint considered here, are ubiquitous in engineered structures, which realize vibration damping as well as load transfer from them. However, the prediction of the energydissipation characteristics of such joints remains a challenging problem. A cubic relationship between energy dissipated and load magnitude is often assumed in classical joint dyna...

Determination of the local interlaminar stress distribution in a laminate with a bolt-filled hole is helpful for optimal bolted joint design, due to the three-dimensional (3D) nature of the stress field near the bolt hole. A new interlaminar stress distribution phenomenon induced by the bolt-head and clamp-up load, which occurs in a filled-hole composite laminate, is investigated. In order to e...

The significant features of the GFRP angle make it one modern construction members for present lattice-type Transmission Line Towers (TLT) made out mild steel. structural with gusset plate connections net-crushing strength are investigated in this study, an emphasis on to transmission line towers. Forty-two specimens single-lap, butt joints bolted considered study. and edge distance have differ...

Subluxation of the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ or pastern joint) is an uncommon condition that occurs in the forelimb or hindlimb. Thoroughbred racehorses rarely show dorsal pastern subluxation (Thoroughbred ringbone) secondarily to an injury to the soft tissues supporting the fetlock. A 4-year-old Thoroughbred mare was presented with signs of lameness, swelling of the dorsal aspect of...

This paper is concerned with modelling damage and fracture in woven fabric CFRP single-lap bolted joints that fail by net-tension. The approach is based on the assumption that damage (matrix cracking, delamination and fibre tow fracture) initiates and propagates from the hole in a self-similar fashion. A traction-separation law (based on physically meaningful material parameters) is implemented...

Glass is a brittle material. Its use in constructing structural elements of civil engineering can still be considered as an innovative technique. In order to take a full advantage of its principal qualities (transparency, aestheticism, durability, etc.), architects are pushing the conception of glass structural elements towards the adoption of more and more slender elements, entailing necessari...

The dynamic response of individual components in an assembled structure shows high accuracy compared to experimental measurements the system response. However, when it comes assemblies, conventional linear approaches fail deliver good accuracy, due uncertain and nonlinear mechanisms contact interface joints. Therefore, inherent dynamics interfaces needs be considered modeling structures. In thi...