A B S T R A C T Cold expansion and local torsion processes provide controllable strengthening mechanisms for a fastener hole and therefore have engineering significance. They rely on the residual stress and the accumulated shearing strain, respectively, which are difficult to measure. Due to the complex closed form solutions for these mechanisms, their numerical study is of great importance. In this work, a combination of the cold expansion and the local torsion on a fastener hole has been investigated numerically to evaluate the amount and nature of the total accumulated residual stresses around a fastener hole. Different cases of the cold expansion and the local torsion processes were modelled and studied by finite element simulation to investigate the existence of a loading case which produces a beneficial compressive residual stress field in the vicinity of a hole. Sensitivity of the final residual stress with respect to a range of process parameters including adequate diametral interference and angle of rotation was investigated.Keywords elastic-plastic behaviour; finite element analysis; hole expansion technique; plastic strain localization; residual stress; torsion.
N O M E N C L A T U R Eb = Rate at which size of yield surface changes C k = Initial kinematic hardening modulus d f = Final hole diameter d i = Initial hole diameter r = Radial distance, radial coordinate r i = Hole radius Q ∞ = Maximum change in size of yield surface z = Longitudinal coordinate a k = Back-stress (kinematic shift) y k = Rate at which kinematic hardening modulus changes ε pl = Equivalent plastic strain θ = Tangential coordinate ξ = Degree of cold expansion σ | 0 . = Size of yield surface at zero plastic strain σ 0 = Size of yield surface = Twist angle
I N T R O D U C T I O NCreating stronger and tougher materials is a perpetual goal of design and materials engineers. Mechanical joints such as bolts and rivets, that require the use of drilled holes, are extensively used in mechanical structures. These joints are inherently vulnerable to failure due to stress Correspondence: S. Khoddam.