Abstract
This study investigates the shear capacity of aluminum alloy honeycomb sandwich plates connected by high-strength, ordinary, or self-tapping bolts. For that purpose, experimental tests and finite elements are carried out. The failure of a high-strength bolt connector is driven by bending deformations developed in the bolt that deform connection plate and pad openings. In the case of ordinary bolt connectors, stress concentration on the bolt shear surface causes a large shear deformation that finally leads to failure. In the case of self-tapping bolt connectors, the insufficient mechanical bite force of the screw thread yields the bolt misalignment and concentrates shear deformation. As a result, the high-strength bolt connector is the most efficient design solution. If the bolt hole edge distance is more than 1.5 times as much as the bolt diameter, the connection performance becomes insensitive to this parameter. The practical formula for evaluating the connector shear capacity is derived from experimental data.
Highlights
A honeycomb sandwich structure is a typical lightweight and high-strength biomimetic structure [1,2,3,4]
This paper proposes a spatial assembly of an aluminium alloy honeycomb sandwich structure via a special connector to form a skeleton-free prefabricated large span Vierendeel roof system (referred to as a “honeycomb sandwich structure system” (HSSS)) [14]
The failure of a high strength bolt connector is driven by severe stress concentration and minor bending deformation of the bolt
Summary
A honeycomb sandwich structure is a typical lightweight and high-strength biomimetic structure [1,2,3,4]. Developed an integrated biomimetic honeycomb sandwich structure [7,8], which has advantages such as cementing free, single cast forming and excellent mechanical properties [6,9]. This plate is composed of reinforced basalt fibre epoxy resin composite material; the thickness of the honeycomb wall is approximately 2 mm [10]. This paper proposes a spatial assembly of an aluminium alloy honeycomb sandwich structure via a special connector to form a skeleton-free prefabricated large span Vierendeel roof system (referred to as a “honeycomb sandwich structure system” (HSSS)) [14]
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