FE analysis of single-bolt composite bolted joint by means of a simplified modeling technique

The new Composite Bolted Joint Element (CBJE) is applied to the FE analysis of a single-lap, single-bolt composite bolted joint, allowing for important reductions of the computational burden while maintaining remarkable accuracy of results. The CBJE is a user-defined finite element representative of the elastic behavior of the region comprising the bolted joint and a portion of the surrounding composite plates. This modeling approach exploits...