Blind Rivet Fasteners - Calculation of Blind Rivet Fastener Connections

Contents
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1 Purpose and scope of the technical bulletin
2 Basics
2.1 List of abbreviations
2.2 List of symbols
2.3 Terms
2.4 Installation principle
2.5 Fundamentals of the load-bearing behaviour of blind rivet fasteners
2.5.1 Loading of blind rivet fastener connections
2.5.2 Configuration of blind rivet fastener connections
2.5.3 Characteristic failure mechanisms of blind rivet fastener connections
2.6 Execution and testing of connections with blind rivet fasteners
2.6.1 Manufacturing process of connections
2.6.2 Inspection of blind rivet fastener connections
2.6.3 Edge and end distances and spacing of fasteners
3 Design of connections with blind rivet fasteners
3.1 Static strength verification
3.1.1 General information
3.1.2 Design rules for lightweight steel structures
3.1.3 Design rules for steel structures
3.1.4 Combined shear and tension
3.2 Fatigue strength verification
3.2.1 General information
3.2.2 Scope of application
3.2.3 Nominal stress concept
3.2.4 Synthetic S-N curve for components in bearing type connections with blind rivetfasteners
3.2.5 Detail categories of blind rivet fasteners and their connections
3.2.6 Stress concentration factor diagrams
3.2.7 Determination of joint parameters by FEM
3.2.8 Verification methods
4 Appendix
4.1 Calculation procedure
4.2 Calculation example: Blind rivet fastener connections support-cross beam under static and fatigue loads
4.3 Rail vehicle design
4.3.1 Risk classes
4.3.2 Safety level
5 References
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