STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF RESIDUAL STRESS IN RIVETED CONNECTIONS

Abstract

The maintenance of steel structures is an important research issue. Many riveted steel structures are still in service today. The detailed behavior of rivet joints has not been fully investigated. In this study, riveted test specimens were made and loading tests were carried out. In addition, these experiments were replicated through analytical studies. The results of this study show that the slope of the load/strain relationship for the riveted specimen is lower than that for the unriveted specimen. From the comparison with the analysis, it is clarified that residual stresses are generated during riveting.