Mechanical joining technologies are increasingly used in multi-material lightweight
constructions and offer opportunities to create versatile joining processes due to their low …

Flow drill screw (FDS) technique combines the friction drilling and thread forming processes
into one single operation, and has been widely adopted in the automotive industry. Because …

Riveting process is widely used to join sheets by using rivets. It can be used in many fields
due to its simple process, easy disassembly, and high reliability. In addition, it has …

Flow-drilling screw (FDS) is a new type of single-sided joining process that is increasingly
used to join dissimilar aluminum alloys in automobile lightweight. Fatigue failure and high …

This research work investigated in detail the mechanical performance of a flow-drill screw
connection of two aluminium plates with and without pilot holes. An extensive experimental …

Flow drill screw (FDS) driving is a thermomechanical assembly process that allows for single-
sided access multi-material joining, with a high application potential for modern lightweight …

Severe plastic deformation and heat generation during the flow drill screw (FDS) process led
to profound changes in the microstructures and mechanical properties of the heat-affected …

This paper presents an artificial neural network (NN) modelling approach to represent a
connector model in large-scale finite element explicit crash simulations. The NN model was …

Nowadays, manufacturing of multi-material structures requires a variety of mechanical
joining techniques. Mechanical joining processes and joining elements are used to meet a …

Yield line patterns of T-stubs connected by thread-fixed one-side bolts (TFOSBs) are
investigated when they fail due to complete flange yielding under tension using finite …