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  bibo_abstract:
  - <jats:p>Clinched joints with non-rotationally symmetric geometries exhibit orientation-dependent
    mechanical behavior that is commonly neglected in structural-scale simulations.
    Reuleaux triangle shaped clinched joints, in particular, show pronounced in-plane
    anisotropy depending on their orientation. While such effects have been studied
    at joint and specimen scale, their relevance at the structural level remains largely
    unexplored. In this work, the influence of joint orientation on the bending response
    of a joined structure is investigated using numerical simulations. A simplified
    joint replacement model based on the *CONSTRAINED_SPR2 point-connector formulation
    in LS-DYNA is employed, with parameters calibrated from previously obtained experimental
    force displacement data. A hat shaped profile structure subjected to three-point
    bending is analyzed in a parametric study considering variations in joint orientation,
    joint spacing, and profile geometry. The results show that joint orientation has
    little influence during the initial deformation phase but becomes increasingly
    significant at larger displacements, where joint behavior governs load transfer.
    Orientation dependent effects are found to influence the global force displacement
    response and local load redistribution among joints, with magnitudes comparable
    to those induced by changes in joint spacing and structural geometry. The findings
    confirm that joint orientation effects remain relevant at the structural level
    and should be considered in the design of structures assembled using non-rotationally
    symmetric clinched joints.</jats:p>@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Deekshith Reddy
      foaf_name: Devulapally, Deekshith Reddy
      foaf_surname: Devulapally
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Thomas
      foaf_name: Tröster, Thomas
      foaf_surname: Tröster
  bibo_doi: 10.4028/p-0tiihi
  bibo_volume: 1185
  dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1662-9752
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.@
  dct_title: A Numerical Study on the Mutual Influence of Joint Orientation and Component
    Geometry in Non-Rotationally Symmetric Clinched Joints@
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