Unlocking the Serçe Limanı Forelock Bolt: An Archaeological–Mechanical Analysis of the Ubiquitous Maritime Fastener of Ancient Watercraft

作者：Nathan Helfman, Deborah Cvikel · 发表于：The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1080/10572414.2023.2263794 · 研究领域：Maritime and Coastal Archaeology、Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis、Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts

The forelock bolt was a ubiquitous joining technology employed by ancient shipwrights.Its systematic positioning in the Sere Liman ship (11th century CE) was the primary joining technology of its keelson-frames-keel assembly.This fact lends itself well to analyzing its engineering-technical properties, which were identical to those of modern bolts.The preload required to apply secure clamping force in the Sere Liman keelson-frames-keel backbone assemblage, was analyzed applying the physics of bolt technology.A structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) was conducted on the bolt and, under laboratory conditions, was validated on a physical model.It was thus demonstrated that the bolt achieved the conditions needed to securely fasten the Sere Liman keel assemblage while serving as a means of efficient structural maintenance.Descifrando el perno con chaveta de SereLiman: un anlisis arqueolgico-mecnico del ubicuo elemento de sujecin martimo de la navegacin antigua