The influence of fatigue on the stiffness and remaining static strength of self-piercing riveted aluminium joints

Self piercing riveting (SPR) is one of the major joining technologies for aluminium structures due to its advantages over some of the more traditional joining technologies. In this paper, the mechanisms of crack initiation and growth during fatigue and the influence of fatigue on the stiffness and remaining static strengths of SPR joints in both lap shear and T peel configurations were studied. The results showed that cracks could initiate and...