To join structure together, various methods and processes are available including welding, riveting, bonding with industrial adhesives and fastening by bolts. Analysis of the common areas formed by joining between the structure are significant in tha...
To join structure together, various methods and processes are available including welding, riveting, bonding with industrial adhesives and fastening by bolts. Analysis of the common areas formed by joining between the structure are significant in that their results can provide critical information for understanding the dynamic behavior of the whole structure. The structural factors affecting the dynamic behavior of the joined structures are usually believed to be materials composing the bolts, bolt sizes and the number of bolts as well as the strength of applied torque and the extent of overlap between the structures joined together. This paper analyzes the impacts of the structural factors such as the bolt sizes, the extent of overlap and the materials composing the structures on the dynamic behavior of the joined structures.