Connection Performance of Bolted Aluminum Alloy Honeycomb Panel-Beam Composite Structure

Abstract:

A convenient and reliable connection between panels and beams was investigated for collaborative work of single-layer composite reticulated shell structure in which aluminum alloy honeycomb panels participate. In the paper, the "self-tapping bolt" connection was adopted to realize the "tight fit" performance of connection effectively in the composite structure. Through three groups of bearing capacity test on 1.5 m×3 m square meters of the aluminum alloy honeycomb panel-square tube beam combined structure, the force characteristics and failure mechanism of the structures were studied. The experimental results revealed that the connection method could ensure effective transmission between the panel and the beam which made them work in excellent condition. In order to simulate complex performance connection with the panel-beam composite structure, tangential and normal contact behavior were considered at the bolt connection point between the honeycomb panel and the beam in ABAQUS analysis. The analysis results illustrated that the finite element results had the highest matching degree with the experimental values when the friction coefficient of the joint boundary was 0.25. The finite element analysis of the connection bolts spacing indicated that the economic and excellent connection effect can be achieved when the spacing was about 90 mm.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 821)
• Pages: 59-66
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.821.59
• Online since: September 2019
• Authors: Ye Gu*, Cai Qi Zhao, Yong Yang, Wei Ran Zhao
• Keywords: Aluminum Alloy Honeycomb Panel, Collaborative Work, Connection Performance, Friction Coefficient, Optimization Analysis

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