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An investigation of the strength of an aircraft wing bolt with a centrally drilled hole.

dc.contributor.advisorVerijenko, Viktor.
dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Daniel.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T07:25:24Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T07:25:24Z
dc.date.created2000
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2000.en
dc.description.abstractThe investigation contained herein is a part of a larger, long-term project: The Development of SMART Aircraft Bolts. Structural failures, at highly stressed components, arc common in some of the aircraft used by the South African Air force. The strength of one such component, the wing bolts on the C-130 aircraft, is analysed and compared to the stress distribution in a bolt which has a small hole drilled through the centre of the bolt (which will be used to insert a sensing device). The results of this analysis will be used as input into further phases of the project, e.g., SMART material selection and the development of sensing devices. Due to the complex physics of a bolted joint, advanced analysis of the bolt under conservative loading was performed, after conducting thorough research into bolted joint design and analysis methods, in order to provoke the final recommendations.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/5602
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectFinite element method.en
dc.subjectAeroplanes--Wings.en
dc.subjectAirframes--Fatigue.en
dc.subjectBolted joints--Design.en
dc.subjectTheses--Mechanical engineering.en
dc.titleAn investigation of the strength of an aircraft wing bolt with a centrally drilled hole.en
dc.typeThesisen

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