Page 134 - Fundamental of Engineering Design

Benefits

 Appropriate where vibration can threaten loosening of bolted assemblies

 Relatively strong and lightweight

 Lends itself to automation (cold rivets on reels or fed via pneumatic feeders,

combined with automated drills)

 Joining dissimilar materials (tough to do with welding)

Drawbacks

 Disassembly is complicated

 Joint is not quite as neat as a welded structure

 Understanding of joint stress behaviour can be complicated

Applications

 Some applications of riveting include

 Aerospace assembly–riveting is lightweight and high strength [2].

 Fastening components made of metals which are difficult to weld.

 Fastening components of dissimilar metals.

 Pocket knives–the axis which the blades pivot on.
134