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If your are going to Design a product, obviously design for stability would be the important point you should keep in mind. When you take a product, it constituents various components held together to perform specific functionality. This assembly is done by various means of joining process, one of them is Bolt joint method.
All information's are provided by Boltscience, which is consultancy service has a great deal of experience in solving bolting problems.
Software for the analysis of bolted joints,Tests on joints and fasteners,Latest Bolt Technology are some of hot topics you can find.
Some of their service include:
Info on Bolting
Bolt Glossary of Terms
Bolting FAQ
Bolt Tightening Methods
Checking Tightness
Torque Tightening
Bolt Loosening
Fastener Strength
Bolting & Gaskets
Joint Decompression
Tightening Sequences
Bolted Joint Tutorial
Info on Threads
Bolt Failure Examples
Short Bolting
NutFace Angularity
Tightening the Nut or the Bolt Head?
Junker Bolt and Fastener Testing Video
They also have a web site dedicated to training, have a look at bolting.info - the site contains training material and resources.
Glossary of fastener and related terms Torque Convertor - Conversion program for torque units Methods of Tightening Bolts Bolt Tightening and Quality Control Case Study - Torque Tightening Vibration Loosening of Bolts Strength of Threaded Fasteners Bolted Joints containing Gaskets The Importance of Preload - The Joint Decompression Point Bolt Crosstalk and the need for a Tightening Sequence Tightening the Nut or the Bolt Head Use of Two Nuts to Prevent Self Loosening Tutorial on the theory of Bolted Joints Why is a bolt's preload force vital? How a bolted joint sustains an applied force What is a Joint Diagram? Joint Diagram with an external force applied The effect of a high external force on a joint The effect of a compressive external force on a joint The Effect of Joint Deformation loss due to Embedding Bolt Preload Variation due to the Tightening Method Why nuts and bolts come loose Video - Junker Fastener Vibration Test Tests on the double nut system of locking Tests on helical spring washers
Information related to screw threads Historical background to screw threads Basic Thread Terminology The Whitworth Thread Form The British Association Thread Form The Unified and Metric Thread Forms Basic Profile of Unified and Metric Thread Forms Tolerancing of Screw Threads
Examples of bolt failures M24 Engine Mounting Bolt Failure M16 Bolt Failure M12 Bolt Fretting Failure Wheel Stud Failures
Short Bolting - Ensuring sufficient thread engagement
The Effect of Nut Face Angularity on Bolt Fatigue Life
Note: All these links are taken from Boltscience, if any of the pages not found check their home page.
These Bolt design tutorials are explained with images, very clearly and easy manner.
I am damn sure this is the complete Bolt Design Tutorial covering A-Z details on Fastener and bolts, once you gone through this you should be able to design better products with safe bolt joint methods.
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