Jaguar's XJ - lie in ads

[Bob DAmato]

There was also getting over the issue of shear strength of the rivets.
Bob

Tom Nas wrote:

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> Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:
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>> Incidentally, I recall reading somewhere that early in the Audi Space
>> Frame development program, Audi and Alcoa had experimented with using
>> rivets as fasteners for the pieces in the ASF, but for some technical
>> reason discarded that method.
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> I think the drilled holes were susceptible to stress cracks, and
> torsional
> rigidity increased a lot when they went to welding/bonding.
>
> Tom
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