Experimental studies on the energy dissipation of bolted structures with frictional interfaces: A review

Y Wang, Y Ma, J Hong, G Battiato, CM Firrone - Friction, 2024 - Springer
Bolted joints play a more and more important role in the structure with lighter weight and
heavier load. This paper aims to provide an overview of different experimental approaches …

On the characterization of nonlinearities in assembled structures

SA Smith, MRW Brake… - … of Vibration and …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This work refines a recently formalized methodology proposed by DJ Ewins consisting of ten
steps for model validation of nonlinear structures. This work details, through a series of …

In situ, real-time measurements of contact pressure internal to jointed interfaces during dynamic excitation of an assembled structure

T Dreher, MRW Brake, B Seeger, M Krack - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the ubiquitousness of jointed structures, the nonlinear interfacial behavior within
bolted joints is still an insufficiently studied and poorly understood environment. For the …

An optical method to monitor transparent contact interfaces during high frequency shear vibration cycles

T Wei, A Fantetti, F Cegla, C Schwingshackl - Wear, 2023 - Elsevier
Contacting interfaces provide frictional damping in jointed structures subjected to high
dynamic loads. Predicting this frictional damping during vibration cycles is highly important …

Experimental assessment of the influence of interface geometries on structural dynamic response

T Dossogne, TW Jerome, DPT Lancereau… - Dynamics of Coupled …, 2017 - Springer
Jointed interfaces are sources of the greatest amount of uncertainty in the dynamics of a
structural assembly. In practice, jointed connections introduce nonlinearity into a system …

[HTML][HTML] A frequency-domain reduced order model for joints by hyper-reduction and model-driven sampling

AA Morsy, M Kast, P Tiso - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamic behavior of jointed assemblies exhibiting friction nonlinearities features
amplitude-dependent dissipation and stiffness. To develop numerical simulations for …

Ultrasonic investigation of the pressure profile on the faying surface of fastened aluminum plates

TW Jerome, MR Shepherd, SA Hambric - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Machines, buildings, and vehicles often use fasteners to connect structural
elements. Screws and bolts introduce a pressure profile on joint interfaces that varies under …

A reduced order model for joint assemblies by hyper-reduction and model-driven sampling

AA Morsy, M Kast, P Tiso - arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.12160, 2022 - arxiv.org
The dynamic behavior of jointed assemblies exhibiting friction nonlinearities features
amplitude-dependent dissipation and stiffness. To develop numerical simulations for …

Inverse methods for characterization of contact areas in mechanical systems

M Fronk, K Eschen, K Starkey, RJ Kuether… - … Dynamics, Volume 1 …, 2019 - Springer
In computational structural dynamics problems, the ability to calibrate numerical models to
physical test data often depends on determining the correct constraints within a structure …

A test rig for the experimental investigation on the nonlinear dynamics in the presence of large contact interfaces and numerical models validation

CM Firrone, G Battiato - Journal of Vibration and …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The simulation of the coupling between components modeled by finite elements (FEs) plays
an important role for the prediction of the forced response of the assembly in terms of …