A Stochastic Model of Stress Evolution in a Bolted Structure in the Presence of a Joint Elastic Piece: Modeling and Parameter Inference

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Simulation of the stress density for some joint elastic piece thicknesses using their corresponding estimating models. (a) Thickness = 0, A₁ (16, 70236), (b) thickness = 0.1, A₂ (16, 51191), (c) thickness = 0.4, A₃ (17, 259276), and (d) thickness = 0.7, A₄ (16, 65108).

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