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Bolted flange assembly: Preliminary elastic interaction data and improved bolt-up procedures

Journal Article · · Bulletin - Welding Research Council
OSTI ID:379774

Design bolt loading in a bolted flange connection is difficult to obtain because of elastic interaction. Elastic interaction data is presented for two different pipe flanges, three different gasket styles and two different bolting patterns. An algorithm that compensates for elastic interaction is given. Uniform bolt preload ({+-}2%) is obtained in a single pass bolt-up operation. The algorithm is based on experimentally obtained interaction coefficients.

OSTI ID:
379774
Journal Information:
Bulletin - Welding Research Council, Journal Name: Bulletin - Welding Research Council Journal Issue: 408; ISSN 0043-2326; ISSN WRCBA2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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