Computing Method of Forces on Rivet

This article aims to provide a quick methodology of forces calculation on rivet in single shear using the finite element method (FEM) – NASTRAN/PATRAN. These forces can be used for the calculus of bearing, inter rivet buckling and riveting check. For this method to be efficient and fast, a macro has been developed based on this methodology described in the article. The macro was wrote in Visual Basic with Excel interface. In the beginning phase of any aircraft project, when the rivets type and position are not yet precisely known, the modelling of rivets, as attachment elements between items, is made node on node in the finite element model, without taking account of the rivets position. Although the rivets are not modelled in the finite element model, this method together with the macro enable a quick extraction and calculation of the forces on the rivet. This calculation of forces on rivet is intended to critical case, selected from the stress plots of NASTRAN for max. /min. principal stress and shear.

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