Design of Bolted Joints in CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics) Structures under Tension

摘要

For the design of bolted joints in CFRP, it is shown that the empiric rule provides suitable results in most cases. In limited cases, when the empiric rule is inapplicable, local finite element analysis, which is longer and more expensive, is used. But the two methods are not fully satisfactory since they ignore parameters such as stacking sequence, bending of joint components, and bearing stress variation with thickness.