The objective of this research is to characterise the material poly lactic acid (PLA), printed by
fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology, under three loading conditions—tension …

Liquid shims are often used to fill tolerance gaps between bolted joint plates in aircraft
structures. This paper presents an experimental and numerical study of the effect of liquid …

Modern aircraft is a high level product which makes its components and assemblies typically
built to much higher precision (tolerances as small as 3× 10− 4 on a relative basis) than …

A leading challenge in the assembly process of aircraft skin panels is the precise control of
part-to-part gaps to avoid excessive pre-tensions of the fastening element which, if …

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) is frequently utilized as a bolted joint material in
aircraft applications because of its high specific strength and specific modulus. Therefore …

Finite element modelling of multi-bolted foundation connections used for the foundation of
heavy machinery or equipment is presented. Connections made using different types of …

A multi-bolt spring–mass method considering assembly gap and shim was developed to
predict the shear stiffness and bolt stiffness of the single-lap composite joints. Based on the …

In steel structures, bolted connections are preloaded either for load‐bearing capacity
reasons or for serviceability reasons. Single and multi‐section connections of wind turbines …

Shimming material, like liquid shim, is generally employed to compensate the assembly gap
between composite components in structure assembly process of aircraft. To investigate the …

Abstract Im Stahlbau werden Schraubverbindungen entweder aus Gründen der
Tragfähigkeit oder der Gebrauchstauglichkeit vorgespannt. Ein‐und mehrschnittige …