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, ...

Having a 500-plus-horse big-block under the hood of our Basket Case 1970 Chevelle project is exciting, but we're going to need a reliable way to convert that rotational power into linear motion. So ...

An Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints, John G. Bickford, 1995 Threaded-fastener technology has been around since screws were used at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in the 7th ...

Workers often tighten bolts to 75% to 80% of the bolt proof load. This works for many joints, but in some cases, external tensile loads reduce bolt clamping forces to zero. Something other than the 75 ...