FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF RESIDUAL STRESSES IN DIFFERENT COLD-EXPANDED PLATE TIDCKNESS

• Main Author: Hashim, Mohd Hafizuddin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7387/1/2011%20-%20Finite%20element%20simulation%20of%20residual%20stresses%20in%20different%20cold%20expanded%20plate%20thickness.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7387/

In aircraft and aerospace industry, the fastener holes are widely present because a lot of its mechanical parts need to be connected by rivets or bolts. However, these holes experience external forces which cause a tensile stress on the surface which lead to the futigue cracks and eventually lead...