Research Article

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

Table 4

Euler-maximum likelihood estimation of the parameters , , and for different elastic piece thicknesses.

Thickness (mm)Parameter estimation

01.184689270.011677070.22097886
0.11.185818220.012287120.22727400
0.21.1805584220.0087900510.225317436
0.31.1817568740.0096024890.221970306
0.41.1820997920.0098466980.215053257
0.51.185091700.011878830.22262422
0.61.185836000.012420170.22572033
0.71.185196270.011786130.22318094
0.81.1825373730.0099976220.221740906
0.91.2522960āˆ’0.2012549āˆ’0.8309588
1.01.185196270.011786130.22318094
1.11.1822971430.0099870850.217539627
1.21.1816724160.0094273850.218533872
1.31.1819760210.0096284340.218214562
1.41.185399290.012155880.22313173
1.51.183226840.010454320.22340075
1.61.18527610.012047530.22369206
1.71.185012960.011882620.21906066
1.81.1819329700.0096186550.216498734
1.91.1810917620.0092717330.224089725
2.01.185891450.012532099.22427855