Leakage Quantification of Bolted Flange Joint Subjected to Different Bolt Sizes and External Load

• Main Authors: Alzakri Ekhwan, I., Othman, A.R., Franzen, A., Othman, M.F., Ishak, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2023
• Online Access: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/34231/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85140715977&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-19-1939-8_57&partnerID=40&md5=42bcb8b19aa6a3fd0dd374b0e4bef2ca

The reliability of bolted connections is largely controlled by the level of initial clamping force and by the stability of the clamping force over time.For many types of structural systems, a failure of a bolted connection is often due to an improper installation, which may lead to reduction in join...