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European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 29 2010 484e495 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids journal home A large-scale ?nite element point-connector model for self-piercing rivet connections A.G. Hanssen a, b, d, *, L. Olovsson a, e, R. Porcaro a, c, M. Langseth a, b a Structural Impact Laboratory SIMLab , Centre for Research-based Innovation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Rich. Birkelandsvei 1a, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway b Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Rich. Birkelands vei 1a, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway c SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, N-7465 Trondheim, Norway d IMPETUS Afea AS, Strandgaten 32, N-4400 Flekkefjord, Norway e IMPETUS Afea AB, S?rdalav?gen 22, SE-14160 Huddinge, Sweden a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: A new resultant-based point-connector model has been developed for use with large-scale ?nite element Received 26 November 2009 crash simulations for non-linear explicit ?nite element analysis. The nature of the model has been based Accepted 24 February 2010 on the observed physical failure behaviour of a self-piercing rivet connecting two aluminium sheets. The Available online 3 March 2010 model is able to describe the complete force-deformation behaviour of the SPR connection from initial loading until failure. The paper gives an overview of the analytical background of the model and shows Keywords: how the model parameters can be identi?ed from experiments using a reverse engineering approach. Finite element 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. Point-connector 1. Introduction discrete elements, beam elements and brick elements for the connector. This means that a manufacturer must do the exhausting The recent automotive integration of the self-piercing riveting work of validating several modelling approaches before selecting SPR process for body-in-w