An innovation in bolt indicators ends the guessing game for obtaining an optimum bolt preload. There are many applications in which it is crucial that a proper bolt preload should be applied and, ...

Gasketed bolted flange joints continue to be a critical component in a wide variety of industrial applications, ranging from pressure vessels to large-scale piping systems. The analysis and ...

They can complicate analysis because even small assemblies can have bolts, screws, rivets, and weld joints, some with preloads. Still, there are ways to consider fastener reactions, says David Dearth, ...

Solon Manufacturing Co. will present two technical presentations at the 2008 IEEE Transmission & Distribution Conference & Expo. The first info session, "Maintain Bolt Preload on Electrical ...

This notebook provides a Python-based tool for calculating bolt preload and recommended tightening torque using two different methods: Calculated Torque Factor (K)--- derived from thread geometry and ...

“Structural Properties of Bolted Joints,” Machine Design, Feb. 18, 2010, p. 44. Detailed free-body diagrams of bolted joints can be found in Juvinall and Marshcek, Fundamentals of Machine Component ...