In this paper the boundary element method is applied to riveted aircraft structures. There are several ways of investigating the behaviour of rivets, such as two-dimensional elasticity (either for cross-sections or for in-plane analysis), plate theory and full three-dimensional analyses. Here a boundary element formulation for shear-deformable plate structures joined with rivets is proposed. Several test on lap joints are presented and compared with references to show the validity and the accuracy of the present formulation. Finally, applications to stiffened aircraft structures are also presented.
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