explosion panel shear rivets

[bncatbareng]

I am designing the clips to attach explosion panels to a 5 storey building and am looking for some help on finding a shear rivet for this application! The shear rivet must shear off at a specific load and be within 5% of explosion force. It has to have a specific band that it will shear at. I do not know where to look for an off the self rivet or bolt for this application. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[CoryPad]

I don't know about off the shelf. I would contact Avdel and discuss the application with them. They have myriad products that rely on known shear/tension values for their materials. Alcoa and Hi-Shear make similar products, but usually for aerospace, so the cost/quantity aspects may not be right. Try all three.

http://www.avdel-global.com

http://www.alcoa.com/fastening_systems/en/home.asp

http://www.hi-shear.com/main.htm

Regards,

Cory

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[bncatbareng]

Thanks Cory, I will check it out.