An Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Original Title Page
 Original Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Preface to the Third Edition
 Acknowledgments
 Preface to the Second Edition
 Preface to the First Edition
 Table of Contents
 Part I: INTRODUCTION TO THE BOLTED JOINT
 1: Basic Concepts
 I. Two Types of Bolted Joint
 II. The Bolt's Job
 III. The Challenge
 IV. Failure Modes
 V. Design
 VI. The Layout of the Book
 2: Stress and Strength Considerations
 I. Types of Strength
 II. The Bolt in Tension
 III. The Strength of a Bolt
 IV. The Strength of the Joint
 V. Other Types of Load on a Bolt VI. Combined Loads on a BoltReferences
 3: Threads and Their Strength
 I. Thread Forms
 II. Thread Profiles
 III. Thread Series
 IV. Thread Allowance, Tolerance, and Class
 V. Inspection Levels
 VI. Thread Nomenclature
 VII. Coarse vs. Fine vs. Constant-Pitch Threads
 VIII. The Strength of Threads
 IX. Other Factors Affecting Strength
 References
 4: Materials
 I. Properties Which Affect the Clamping Force
 II. Fastener Standards
 III. Selecting an Appropriate Standard
 IV. Material Property Nomenclature
 V. Bolting Materials
 VI. Material Sets
 VII. Metric Fasteners VIII. Equivalent MaterialsIX. Material Properties
 References
 5: Stiffness and Strain Considerations
 I. Bolt Deflection and Stiffness
 II. The Joint
 III. Gasketed Joints
 IV. An Alternate Way to Compute Joint Stiffness
 V. The Joint Stiffness Ratio or Load Factor
 VI. Stiffness-Some Design Goals
 References
 Part II: TIGHTENING THE JOINT: ESTABLISHING THE CLAMPING FORCE
 6: Introduction to Assembly
 I. Initial vs. Residual Preload
 II. Starting the Assembly Process
 III. Bolt Preload vs. Clamping Force on the Joint
 IV. Continuing the Snugging Pass V. Short-Term Relaxation of Individual BoltsVI. Elastic Interactions Between Bolts
 VII. The Assembly Process Reviewed
 VIII. Optimizing Assembly Results
 References
 7: Torque Control of Bolt Preload
 I. The Importance of Correct Preload
 II. Torque vs. Preload-The Long-Form Equation
 III. Things Which Affect the Torque-Preload Relationship
 IV. Torque vs. Preload-The Short Form Equation
 V. Torque Control in Practice
 VI. Tools for Torque Control
 VII. Fasteners Which Limit the Applied Torque
 VIII. Is Torque Control No Good?
 IX. Breakaway Torque X. The Influence of Torque Control on Joint DesignReferences
 8: Torque and Turn Control
 I. Basic Concepts of Turn Control
 II. Turn vs. Preload
 III. Friction Effects
 IV. Torque and Turn in Theory
 V. Turn-of-Nut Control
 VI. Control of Production Problems
 VII. Computer-Controlled Systems
 VIII. Monitoring the Results
 IX. Torque-Turn Case Histories
 X. Problems Reduced by Torque-Turn Control
 XI. How to Get the Most Out of Torque-Turn Control
 XII. Using Torque-Turn Data to Estimate Joint Stiffness
 References
 9: Stretch Control
 I. The Concept
 II. The Problems