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    Failures Modes of Riveted Joints

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    A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck-tail. To distinguish between the two ends of the rivet, the original head is called the factory head and the deformed end is called the shop head or buck-tail.

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    Failures Modes of Riveted Joints

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    A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck-tail. To distinguish between the two ends of the rivet, the original head is called the factory head and the deformed end is called the shop head or buck-tail.

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    A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck-tail. To distinguish between the two ends of the rivet, the original head is called the factory head and the deformed end is called the shop head or buck-tail.

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    A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck-tail. To distinguish between the two ends of the rivet, the original head is called the factory head and the deformed end is called the shop head or buck-tail.

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    The passage discusses different types of riveted joints, failure modes of riveted joints, and applications that still use riveting.

    The three types of riveted joints discussed are butt joints, single lap joints, and double lap joints.

    The four failure modes of riveted joints discussed are shear failure of rivets, bearing failure, tear-out failure, and tension failure.

    Failures modes of riveted joints

    Riveted joints:
    A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed a
    rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end
    opposite the head is called the buck-tail.
    To distinguish between the two ends of the rivet, the original head is
    called the factory head and the deformed end is called the shop head or
    buck-tail.
    Because there is effectively a head on each end of an installed rivet, it
    can support tension loads (loads parallel to the axis of the shaft); however,
    it is much more capable of supporting shear loads (loads perpendicular to
    the axis of the shaft). Bolts and screws are better suited for tension
    applications.
    Types of riveted joints:

    Butt joint,

    Single lap joint ,

    Double lap joint

    Types of failures:
    1. Shear failure of rivets,
    2. Bearing failure,
    3. Tear-out failure,
    4. Tension failure.
    The objective in joint design is to maximize the joint efficiency,

    Efficiency= Failure load of the joint/Failure load of the


    surrounding sheet
    The actual efficiency of a joint is the minimum of all the
    possible joint efficiencies you could calculate for all the possible failure
    modes of the joint.

    Shear failure of a rivet:

    Basic Assumption:
    The cross-shearing stress, in the rivets is uniformly distributed over
    all shear areas. All rivets take equal loads. The joint
    efficiency is

    Where A sheet is the cross sectional area of the sheet,


    Ar -is the cross sectional area of one rivet,

    Bearing failure

    Assumption: Ultimate bearing stress between the rivets and the plates is
    assumed to be uniformly distributed over the projection of the contact area.
    Contact Area is the plate thickness, t, multiplied by the rivet diameter,
    d=2r. The joint efficiency is

    Tear-out failure:

    Shear failure of the sheet along the indicated lines. The joint efficiency is

    Where Ne=Number of rivets in the row closest to the edge of either plate,
    t = thickness of the plate,
    e = distance from rivet center to the edge of the plate.

    Tension failure:

    Assumption: Tensile stress in the plate is assumed to be uniformly


    distributed over the net area of the plate at each row of rivets. Must
    consider all rows and both sheets! Joint efficiency for row r is

    Applications: Before welding techniques and bolted joints were developed,


    metal framed buildings and structures such as the Eiffel Tower, Shukhov
    Tower and the Sydney harbour Bridge were generally held together by
    riveting. Also automobile chassis were riveted. Riveting is still widely used
    in applications where light weight and high strength are critical, such as in
    an aircraft. Many sheet-metal alloys are preferably not welded as
    deformation and modification of material properties can occur.
    Blind rivets are used almost universally in the construction of plywood road
    cases.

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