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FE Analysis of Load Distribution in Clinched Joints Array

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Current Methods of Construction Design

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Clinching represents one of the modern technologies applied in industrial production for connecting sheet-metal components into complex assemblies considering desired functionality and parameters. This article describes the use of FE method for simulation of connection of two sheet-metal plates using three clinching joints. The simulation model uses 3D solid bodies of connected sheet-metal plates and 3D model of the clinched joint. The clinched joint is modeled as a shaped interlock of sheet-metal plates with help of the tie connection and hard contact with penalty friction. The uniaxial stress in the vicinity of each clinched joints is used for analysis of the simulation results. This specific place corresponds with the placement of strain gauges during the experimental measurements on real specimens. The set of five simulation model and tested specimens with different joints spacing was used. Therefore, the results of simulation and experimental testing can be compared and used for general simplified analysis of load distribution between three joints depending on their spacing.

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This study was supported by the cooperation with the TOX®PRESSOTECHNIK, Weingarten, Germany.

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    Pavel Maly & Frantisek Lopot

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  1. Department of Design and Mechanical Elements, University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia

    Štefan Medvecký

  2. Department of Design and Mechanical Elements, University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia

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Maly, P., Lopot, F. (2020). FE Analysis of Load Distribution in Clinched Joints Array. In: Medvecký, Š., Hrček, S., Kohár, R., Brumerčík, F., Konstantová, V. (eds) Current Methods of Construction Design. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33146-7_39

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