Research Projects - FAJRI - Oakland University

At FAJRI, 10 Ph.D. and M.S. graduate research assistants are fully supported to pursue their theses research under the supervision of eight professors. In addition to fundamental research, FAJRI is actively engaged in several externally sponsored applied research projects in fastening and joining. FAJRI is federally funded by the U.S. Congress, National Science Foundation (NSF) and DaimlerChrysler Corporation.

2003-2012 Funded Research

Mechanical fastening and adhesive bonding of composite and polymer joints
Self-loosening of threaded fasteners due to vibration and impact loads
Ultrasonic control of bolt elongation during bolted joints assembly
Tribology of threaded fasteners
Clamp load loss due to cyclic service loads
Non-destructive testing and inspection of composite and metallic joints
Elastic interaction between fasteners in gasketed bolted joints
Behavior and analysis of miniature bolted joints for biomedical and electronic devices
Finite element modeling and analysis of composite, polymer and metallic joints
Enhancing the reliability of bolted assemblies
Development of torque specifications