FEM Stress Analysis and Strength of Adhesive-Rivets Combination Joints Under Tensile Shear Loadings
Stress distributions in adhesive-rivets combination joints under tensile shear loadings are analyzed using a three-dimensional finite element method. The effects of the adherend thickness, the number of rivets and the rivet locations on the stress distributions at the interfaces are examined. Experiments to measure the rupture loads of the joints were carried out. As the results, it was found that the peel stress near the edges of the interfaces decreased as the adherend thickness increased. The maximum value of the maximum principal stresses near the edges of the interfaces decreased as the interval between the two rivets in the longitudinal direction decreased in the case where two rivets were combined. However, small effect of the interval between the two rivets in the lateral direction was found in the case of two rivets. The maximum value of the maximum principal stresses near the edges of the interfaces decreased as the interval between the four rivets in the longitudinal direction decreased and that in the lateral direction increased in the case where four rivets were combined. Discussion on the rupture loads of adhesive-rivets combination joints was made. The rupture loads of the joints increased as the number of rivets increased. The rupture loads of the adhesive-rivets combination joints could be increased more than those of only-riveted joints in the case of two rivets. The rupture loads of adhesive-rivets combination joints were found to be almost the same as those of only-riveted joints in the case of four rivets.