Bibliography: leaves [280]-301 / xiv, 317 leaves : ill ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Pathology, 1984

Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 254-264. / xx, 297, [26] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Studies the effects of various weld geometry parameters, residual stresses and the combined axial and bending loadings on the fatigue behaviour of butt-welded steel joints. Presents ways of improving the fatigue strength. Simulates the effect of the induced surface compressive residual stresses on the welded joints (for the improvement of the fatigue life). Explains the phenomenon of large scatter band associated with fatigue tests results. Suggests a new procedure for performing and evaluating the fatigue tests. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1996

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

På en byggarbetsplats kan man ibland behöva sammansätta två eller flera träkomponenter till en träkomponent med rätt dimension. Det sker oftast genom spikning men det finns också möjlighet att limma ihop träkomponenter ute på en byggarbetsplats. Limning är inte alls lika förekommande på grund av de krav som ställs på limning av bärande konstruktioner och kringliggande miljö varför limning i princip endast sker i fabriksmiljö. I denna studie utförs en jämförelse mellan sammansättning av träreglar till en träpelare med avseende på hållfasthet och ekonomi. Detta jämförs dessutom med att köpa in pelare av trä med rätt dimension. I studien behandlas dessutom möjligheten att limma ute på en byggarbetsplats och hur limningen ska utföras på ett korrekt sätt. Studien har genomförts med hjälp av de standarder som finns för beräkningsregler för dimensionering av bärverk, eurokoder. Kostnadsberäkningar har genomförts för material och utförandearbete med hjälp av marknadspriser för material och enkla beräkningar för utförandearbete. En intervju har genomförts för att besvara möjligheten att limma ute på en byggarbetsplats med lim för bärande konstruktioner. I studien har beräkningar utförts för två samt tre sammansatta träreglar och jämförts med enkla pelare i liknande dimensioner. Spikad pelare har en avsevärt lägre bärförmåga än limmad pelare som är utförd korrekt. Spikad pelare har beräknats med olika avstånd mellan spikar och limmad pelare är beräknad med två olika lim. Kostnaderna för material och utförandearbete är ganska generella men är bara en liten del av de totala kostnaderna. Vart byggarbetsplatsen är placerad, vilka verktyg och material som finns på plats och vilka förutsättningar för att utföra limningen korrekt är faktorer som är avgörande för den totala kostnaden. Ett limförband är känslig och viktigast är att applicera rätt mängd och jämnt utbrett över träytorna. Vad som dessutom ska tas till hänsyn är kringliggande miljö såsom smuts, damm, temperatur och fuktighet. För att uppfylla dessa krav ute på en byggarbetsplats måste en fabriksmiljö skapas i form av väderskydd, tält, arbetsbod eller liknande.

In this thesis, a new modeling methodology applicable to adhesively bonded joints for crash simulations is presented. Using this approach, adhesive joints can be modeled without using minute solid elements thus reducing the size of the model. Moreover, coarse mesh can be used for substrates in the overlap region of a joint. Both of these improvements together yield significant reduction in simulation run times in crash analysis when compared to solid element representation of adhesive. The modeling can also capture effects of strain rate for a given ambient temperature. In order to develop the efficient modeling procedure mentioned above, experimental, analytical and numerical studies have been carried out. Mechanical behaviors of adhesively bonded joints are studied with the help of double lap shear (DLS) coupon tests conducted at different extension rates and temperatures. The joint specimens are made from dual-phase (DP) steel coupons bonded with epoxy resin. Tests are also carried out to ascertain the behaviors of these component materials at different extension rates and temperatures. A new semi-analytical solution procedure is developed considering material nonlinearity to predict mechanical behaviors of adhesively bonded DLS joints. The joint behaviors using the semi-analytical approach are predicted separately using the Von Mises and exponent Drucker-Prager yield criteria. The predicted force versus extension curves using semi-analytical solution are compared with test results. It is also hypothesized here that, the semi-analytical solution procedure can be used as a base to develop efficient modeling procedures of adhesively bonded joints in FEA. In finite element analysis, both adhesive and substrates are modeled as elastic-plastic materials. It is shown that the shell-solid model of the DLS joint, in which substrates are modeled using shell elements and adhesive is modeled using solid elements, can accurately predict the mechanical behavior of the joint. Both exponent Drucker-Prager and Von Mises material models in ABAQUS are used to calculate force versus extension curves. Numerical and experimental forces versus extension curves are compared. A new methodology for efficient modeling of adhesively bonded joints in LS-DYNA using equivalent material properties in the joint overlap region is proposed. Various models using this methodology are assessed by comparing their results with shell-solid model and test results. Finally, it is also shown that strain rate effects can be included in the efficient modeling approach.

Le soudage du bois par rotation d’un tourillon à grande vitesse sans utilisation de colle conduit à des assemblages en bois présentant une résistance très importante. Un assemblage bois massif est un procédé permettant d’assurer le maintien de deux pièces de bois tout en répondant aux exigences du consommateur (esthétisme, résistance mécanique, durée de vie) et à la « politique » des industries du bois. Ce travail s’inscrit dans le cadre du soudage structural du bois massif par friction mécanique pour son utilisation en menuiserie, ébénisterie ou structure. Nous allons montrer la faisabilité de la conception des assemblages par soudage, obtenu par friction rotative à l’aide d’une perceuse à colonne classique et d’une machine de soudage automatisée, qui permet d’envisager des applications pour l’industrie de l’ameublement.Ce procédé, qui n’est étudié que depuis peu de temps (2001), a été découvert lors d’une étude d’apport de polymères dans l’adhésion du bois massif. Il peut s’effectuer soit par frictions alternatives linéaires soit par rotation d’une pièce cylindrique appelée tourillon dans un perçage de diamètre inférieur. Dans les deux cas, la hausse de température engendrée par les frottements provoque la fusion puis le mélange de la matière ligneuse, ce qui aboutit au soudage des deux pièces sans aucun apport de matière mais uniquement par enchevêtrement des fibres. L’objectif de ce travail concerne les assemblages parallèles et perpendiculaires à la fibre, le plus utilisé dans la conception de l’ameublement, à travers trois types d’assemblage : le biseau, le mi-bois et le tenon-mortaise. Concernant les assemblages parallèles à la fibre, on effectuera la comparaison entre ceux soudés, cloués et collés. Dans le cas des assemblages perpendiculaires de type T, la comparaison sera seulement effectuée entre les performances du soudage et celles du collage. Pour les assemblages perpendiculaires de type L, l’étude a été menée selon la procédure CTBA L-161 (2000) de la Norme française NF P 20-501. Enfin, pour la partie sur les panneaux, nous allons montrer les performances des assemblages lamellés-soudés sans colle / Wood welding with dowel high speed rotation without any adhesives in wood furniture joints has a very important resistance. A wood joint is a method which makes it possible to maintain together two parts according to the consumer’s requirements (esthetic, mechanic resistance, life cycle) and the wood industry politic. This work is framed in the structural solid wood welding by mechanic friction to use in joineries, cabinet makings or constructions. We will show the feasibility of the welding joint design obtained with rotary friction using a traditional drill press and an automatic welding machine, which allows us to find furnishing’s industry applications.This process, which has been studied only for some years (2001), has been discovered in a polymer contribution study in the adhesion of solid wood. It can be carried out by linear alternative frictions or by rotation of a cylindrical part (called dowel) in a drilling of smaller diameter. In both case, the rise of temperature generated by frictions produces the fusion and the mixture of the lignocellulosic matter, which makes it possible for the two pieces to be welded without any matter contribution but only with the fibers’ tangle.The objective of this work is the parallel and perpendicular fibers joints, the most used in the furnishing design, through three kinds of assembly: bevel, half-lap and the groove and tongue joint. About the parallel fibers joints, we made the comparison between the ones welded, the ones nailed and the last ones gluing. For the type T perpendicular joints, comparison has only been made between the welding and those of gluing ones. For the type L perpendicular welding, the study was carried out according to the procedure CTBA L-161 (2000) of French Standard NF P 20-501. Finally, about the panels, we showed the laminated-welded without adhesive joints performance

In the last few decades, there has been a shift to using more lightweight materials for the potential of fuel consumption reduction. In the Aerospace Industry, conventional metal structures are being replaced by advanced composite structures. The major advantage of an advanced composite structure is the huge reduction in the number of parts and joints required. Also composite materials provide better resistance to creep, corrosion, and fatigue. However, one cannot eliminate all the joints and attachments in an aircraft’s structure. Eliminating structural joints is impractical in present-day aircraft because of the requirements for inspection, manufacturing breaks, assembly and equipment access, and replacement of damaged structures. Currently, composite joints are overdesigned which leads to weight penalties. Understanding how to optimize the ultimate bearing strength of a composite joint by altering the cure cycle might be beneficial to the composite joint design process. This study investigates, through numerical and experimental analysis, the mechanical behavior of double shear joints. The first task is to test Aluminum double shear joint specimens inside the double shear joint fixture at a loading rate of 0.05 in./min. (quasi-static). The second task is to numerically model and validate the aluminum double shear joint specimen. The third task is to test the Unidirectional MTM 49 carbon fiber pre-preg double shear composite joint specimens with two different cure cycles and five different loading rates (0.05 in./min., 0.1 in./min., 1 in./min., 2 in./min. and 6 in./min.). The double shear composite joint specimens are made, using a heat press, with a quasi-isotropic laminate orientation of [0 0 +45 -45 +45 -45 90 90]s. The first cure cycle used is called the alternate cure cycle, which is Cytec’s MTM 49 Unidirectional Carbon Fiber pre-preg material cure cycle, and the second cure cycle used is called the datasheet cure cycle, which is Umeco's MTM 49 Unidirectional Carbon Fiber pre-preg material cure cycle. The recommended datasheet cure cycle and an alternate cure cycle are both compared to see how they affect the mechanical characteristics of the matrix along with the bearing stress. The fourth task is to adjust the Aluminum double shear joint numerical model for the double shear composite joint specimen. The numerical results for both the Aluminum and the composite specimens are in agreement with the experimental results. The theoretical in-plane material properties of the quasi-isotropic laminate were in agreement with the experimental results. One can see that at 0.05 in./min. and 0.1 in./min. (for both cure cycles) the composite double shear specimens carried more load compared to the higher loading rates of 1 in./min., 2 in./min. and 6 in./min. The tensile modulus of elasticity of an Aluminum sample is measured using a crosshead displacement, a strain gage and an extensometer. The crosshead displacement yielded very inaccurate results when compared to the strain gage and the extensometer.

This thesis deals with junction points of construction used in transport infrastructure, which are made of FRP composite material. Main focus is on bonded joints. The material and geometrical criteria od FRP material and there influence to junctions are analyzed. In sequential steps the development of the design of joints applicable to reference constructions - pedestrian walkways is documented. There are also presented practical experiences from the tests of joints of overlapped and single-sided joints, as well as experience from the design, production and testing of two types of pedestrian bridges on a real scale. Furthermore, extensive comparison of joints, in particular T-joints with closed profiles for selected types of fasteners, is provided. From a simple connection, screws and rivets or plain bonding to combined joints. These are assessed both in terms of bearing capacity and their deformation behavior. These tests are performed for two material combinations, FRP-FRP and FRP-steel.

Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, 1981 / by Abdo Kamal Shair. / M.S. / M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering

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