Basic Concepts – Two Types Of Bolted Joints – Bolt’s Job – Tensile Joints – Shear Joints – The Challenge – Assembly Process – Inservice Behavior – Joints Loaded In Tension – Shear Joints – Failure Modes – Design – In General – Specific Goals Of The Designer – Layout Of The Book – Exercises – Materials – Properties That Affect The Clamping Force – Magnitude Of The Clamping Force – Stability Of The Clamping Force – Thermal Expansion Or Contraction – Corrosion – Fatigue Rupture – Loss Of Strength With Temperature – Loss Of Clamping Force With Temperature – Elastic Stiffness Of The Parts – Change In Stiffness With Temperature – Brittle Fracture – Miscellaneous Properties – Fastener Standards – Selecting An Appropriate Standard – Bolting Materials – Tensile Strength Of Bolting Materials – General Purpose=Automotive Group – Structural Steel Group – Petrochemical=Power Group – Metric Group – Extremetemperature Materials – American Society For Testing And Materials (Astm) – Traditional Hightemperature Materials – Corrosionresistant Group .
