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Experimental Study on High-cycle Fatigue Performance of Cold-rolled Steel Sheet Connections Using Self-tapping Screws and Blind Rivets
  • Yuanqi Li,
  • Yaqian Wang
Yuanqi Li
Tongji University Department of Structural Engineering

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Yaqian Wang
Tongji University Department of Structural Engineering
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Abstract

To provide more suggestions for the anti-fatigue design of cold-formed steel, a series of high-cycle fatigue tests are carried out on cold-rolled steel sheets connected by self-tapping screws and blind rivets in this paper. Subsequently, fatigue failure mode, fatigue strength, and fatigue damage are analyzed in detail. The test results show that all the effective data points are below the S- N curve of screws in the code. Meanwhile, the fatigue limit of the fitted curves with 95% survival probability is between 0.3 and 0.67 times the specification. Besides, the fatigue damage expansion rate of cold-rolled steel sheets is less than the standard value. Through further discussion, it is noticed that base metal grade has little influence on the fatigue performance, and thickness has a significantly positive influence on the shear resistance and fatigue performance. Moreover, the fatigue performance of the two types of connections is similar.
27 Oct 2023Submitted to Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
27 Oct 2023Submission Checks Completed
27 Oct 2023Assigned to Editor
01 Nov 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
03 Mar 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
03 Mar 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
06 Mar 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
27 Mar 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
30 Mar 2024Editorial Decision: Accept