Rivet Flexibility and Load Diffusion: How Strength and Stiffness of Rivets Affect the Structure, with a Discussion of the Relative Efficiency of Rivets and Spot Welds

Abstract

THE problem of load diffusion from a boom into a stiffened sheet structure has been considered by many writers. The solutions obtained lead to an infinite shear stress at a point at the free edge of the sheet adjacent to the boom. They are therefore of little practical value in determining the necessary strength of the boom‐to‐sheet connexion.

Citation

Mansfield, E.H. (1949), "Rivet Flexibility and Load Diffusion: How Strength and Stiffness of Rivets Affect the Structure, with a Discussion of the Relative Efficiency of Rivets and Spot Welds", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 96-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb031745