Research Article

Research on the Simulation Method for Equivalent Stiffness of Bolted Connection Thin Plate Structures

Table 3

First 4th order linear natural frequency of the structure under different bolt preloads.

Linear natural frequency
First orderSecond orderThird orderFirth order

Bolt preloads 120.92979.824125.26232.53
2.520.86579.795125.17232.46
520.75879.747125.00232.35
1020.54579.656124.68232.12