본 연구에서는 보울트-너트 체결기구의 체결장력 설계(Pre-Load Design)시 중요한 인자의 하나인 체결체의 강성(Stiffness)을 유한요소법을 이용하여 해석하였다. 비선형 간극요소(Non-linear Gap Element)와 최적화 기법(Optimization Technique)을 도입하여 유한요소해석 과정에서 요구되는 경계조건(Boundary Condition)의 설정과정을 일반화하였으며, 체결체간의 기밀성 상실 현상을 입증하였다. 변형량과 응력분포로부터 체결체의 강성을 해석하고, 기존의 경험식의 적용범위를 검토하였다.

As an interpretation of existing jamming effects, the main variables affecting the increase in stiffness due to jamming are known as system density, jamming density, pressure, and particulate temperature. The main variable, jamming density, is closely related to the distribution of particle size and contact properties such as particle shape and friction. However, the complexity of these variables makes it difficult to fully understand the mechanism of the jamming effect. In this paper, we focus on the jamming effects of particles that have more elastic properties than particles such as sand and coffee powder, which are commonly used as constituent particles of existing jamming, in order to reduce complicated factors such as temperature and concentrate on jamming effects based on elastic characteristics of particles. It was experimentally explored the possibility of increasing stiffness by mixing particles of different sizes rather than simply increasing the bending stiffness by controlling the particle size. Through simulations and experiments, we found a case where the stiffness of each particle size distribution is larger than the stiffness of each particle size.