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Four Ways to Tension Threaded Fasteners

Jeffrey A. Groves, P.E.

Jeffrey A. Groves, P.E.

Threaded fasteners (e.g., bolts, nuts, and screws) are so common that imagining a world without them is hard. Yet, our society is highly dependent on them. Consider the lug nuts that keep the wheels attached to our vehicles while driving or the bolts that hold together structural steel members in...