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Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?
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Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

(OP)
Hello, I am a recent graduate working as a Mechanical Engineer. My job will require me to have a relatively in depth understanding of bolted joint design. Does anyone have any reference materials they would recommend? Ideally I would like to first read a book that deals more with the basics, to help me come up to speed, and then also a book that is more in depth that I will be able to regularly reference. However, if you have a book in mind that both deals with the basics and also provides depth, that would be even better. In school we didn't spend much time on fasteners, so I feel like I have some ground to make up...

Thank you for the help!

RE: Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

(OP)
Thanks both of you for the responses. Corypad, I appreciate the link, but I was hoping specifically for references that others have had experience with and would recommend. I recognize that there are a large number books out there and I was hoping for help in narrowing down my search.

RE: Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

I wrote the FAQ that was linked. I own all of those references and find them to be the most useful ones for this kind of work.

RE: Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

Bruhn and Niu would be good starters,
then scan the NACA reports

RE: Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

The books in Cory's list are most of the same ones that I would recommend. If you are looking more at industrial applications rather than aero, you might want to look at the Bickford book first; he spends a lot of time an gasketed joints.

RE: Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

These may help...

AIA
NAS523 FASTENER CODE
NAS618 Fastener, Recommended Shank, Hole, And Head-To-Shank Fillet Radius Limits For
NAS1347 IDENTIFICATION OF MALE THREADED FASTENERS
NASM1515 FASTENER SYSTEMS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
NASM17855 FASTENERS, SCREW THREADED, DESCRIPTIVE FACTOR SYMBOLS AND ORDER OF NOTES FOR ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS FOR
NASM47196 PREPARATION FOR AND INSTALLATION OF BUCK-TYPE RIVETS

SAE...
ARP953 Stress Dome in Fasteners
ARP1515A Threaded Fastener Protrusion Through Self-Locking Nuts
AS567 Safety Cable, Safety Wire, Key Washers, and Cotter Pins for Propulsion Systems, General Practices for Use of
AS1310 Faster Torque for Threaded Applications, Definitions Of

MIL
MIL-HDBK-57 LISTING OF FASTENER MANUFACTURER’S IDENTIFICATION SYMBOLS
MIL-STD-403 PREPARATION FOR AND INSTALLATION OF RIVETS AND SCREWS, ROCKET, MISSILE, AND AIRFRAME STRUCTURES
MIL-STD-40007 RIVETS, SOLID, INSTALLATION OF

NASA RP-1228 FASTENER DESIGN MANUAL [CY ATTACHED].

USAF T.O. 1-1A-8 TECHNICAL MANUAL - ENGINEERING MANUAL SERIES - AIRCRAFT AND MISSILE REPAIR - STRUCTURAL HARDWARE

Enough for now... have to get back to the grind

Regards, Wil Taylor

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RE: Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

For information about VDI 2230, read Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints. The VDI method of computing joint stiffness is superior to all others that I have seen. It agrees better than other approaches when comparing simple calculated behavior with measured joint behavior.

Doug

RE: Bolted Joint reference for a beginner?

I'd second MintJulep's recommendation. Bickford's book is the go-to reference book for bolted joints.
Shigley's "Mechanical Engineering Design" book is also a handy reference which discusses bolted joints (amongst other things), though not as thoroughly as Bickford's book:
http://www.amazon.com/Shigleys-Mechanical-Engineer...

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