Advanced performance assessment methods for high-strength bolts in ring-flange connections

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  • Peter Schaumann
  • Rasmus Eichstädt
  • Andre Stang

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Translated title of the contributionFortschrittliche Bewertungsmethoden für hochfeste Schrauben in Ringflanschverbindungen
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)446-455
Number of pages10
JournalStahlbau
Volume87
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2018

Abstract

Large-size HV-bolt sets in ring-flange connections are crucial structural members of wind turbine support structures, which are subjected to strong static as well as cyclic loads with considerable numbers of load cycles. Additionally to direct experimental investigations on the structural components themselves, analytical and numerical assessment methods of the bolts performance inside ring-flanges are valuable engineering tools to gain knowledge about the structural behaviour and to support the development of appropriate design solutions. In this paper, probabilistic fatigue assessment, using Monte Carlo Simulation technique, is utilized to compute the failure probability and to investigate the influence of the scattering parameters on the fatigue performance of HV-bolt sets in ring-flange connections. Subsequently, an analytical fatigue calculation approach for large-size bolts, based on the local strain-life concept, is introduced. Results from two different methods for determination of required base material properties are compared. The calculations are validated on fatigue tests on HV-bolt sets and results are discussed with regard to the evaluation of local loading conditions, damage assessment parameters and sensitivity to base material input.

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    Analysis and calculation, Fasteners, fatigue, HV-bolt sets, Masts and towers, reliability analysis, strain-life concept, wind turbines

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Advanced performance assessment methods for high-strength bolts in ring-flange connections. / Schaumann, Peter; Eichstädt, Rasmus; Stang, Andre.
In: Stahlbau, Vol. 87, No. 5, 07.05.2018, p. 446-455.

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Schaumann P, Eichstädt R, Stang A. Advanced performance assessment methods for high-strength bolts in ring-flange connections. Stahlbau. 2018 May 7;87(5):446-455. doi: 10.1002/stab.201810601
Schaumann, Peter ; Eichstädt, Rasmus ; Stang, Andre. / Advanced performance assessment methods for high-strength bolts in ring-flange connections. In: Stahlbau. 2018 ; Vol. 87, No. 5. pp. 446-455.
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