Uncertainty analysis of the coefficients of friction during the tightening process of bolted joints

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In this paper, we introduce closed-form symbolic expressions for the possibility distributions of the coefficients of friction during the tightening process of bolted joints. The parameters in the distribution functions are then identified by a standardized fastener testing system according to ISO 16047. An uncertainty analysis finally shows that the total amount of uncertainty in the coefficient of bearing friction is almost 40% larger than in the coefficient of thread friction. Furthermore, the real value of the coefficent of bearing friction is likely to be about 5% higher than the expected value.
Original languageEnglish
Article number21
JournalJournal of Uncertainty Analysis and Applications
Volume2
Issue number1
Number of pages11
ISSN2195-5468
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03.10.2014
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Engineering - Bolted joints tribology, Coefficient of bearing friction, Coefficient of thread friction, Uncertainty analysis, Possibility theory