TY  - EJOU
AU  - Shivakumar, Kunigal N.  
AU  - Bhargava, Anil  
AU  - Hamoush, Sameer  

TI  - A General Equation for Stress Concentration in Countersunk Holes
T2  - Computers, Materials \& Continua

PY  - 2007
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SN  - 1546-2226

AB  - A detailed and accurate three-dimensional finite element stress analysis was conducted on countersunk rivet holes in a plate subjected to tension loading. The analysis included a wide range of countersunk depths, plate thicknesses, countersunk angles and plate widths. The study confirmed some of the previous results, addressed their differences, provided many new results, and investigated countersunk angle and width effects. Using the detailed FE results and the limiting conditions, a general equation for stress concentration was developed and verified.
KW  - Stress concentration factor
KW  -  countersink
KW  -  countersunk holes
KW  -  tensile loading
KW  -  stress concentration equation
KW  -  finite element analysis

DO  - 10.3970/cmc.2007.006.071