The results of an experimental study of the deformations and stresses developed in a series of pin-loaded cylindrical tubes subjected to an axial tensile load are presented and discussed. The effects of variations in the pin/tube diameter ratio and the position of the pin axis relative to the tube end are established for a particular tube thickness/diameter ratio (0.08), and the effects of variations in this ratio are described for two particular pin-tube configurations. The work also includes an assessment of the effects of lubrication at the pin-tube interfaces, pin clearance in the pin-holes, pin stiffness and restraint of radial deformations in the tube.
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