| 摘要 |
A load transmitting connector (13) for composite tube (11) and a method of attachment of said connector (13) to the tube (11), the connector (13) comprising a screw threaded nut (14) having an outer surface (18) shaped to receive the composite, an annular collar (15), a screw threaded end fitting (16) for engaging the screw thread within the nut (14), and a load means (17), wherein the nut (14) is incorporated within said one end of the tube during tube manufacture, the tube (11) being cured with the nut insitu, the annular collar (15) is placed over said one end of the tube, the end (fitting 16) is screwed into the nut, and the load means (17) in use axially moving the end-fitting 16 relative to the collar (15) to exert a clamping load on the composite tube. |
