Fastener Design
Fastener Design
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I have few question on fasteners design :
1. How to select the right thread size for particular joint.
2. How to know the tension in the particular joint. Also type and direction of forces/loan on the joint.
3. How to know the minimum no of thread engagement required in the joint.
4. How to know the thread engagement requirement into the joint.
5. How to calculate the tightening torque. Also the Clamping load and Preload.
1. How to select the right thread size for particular joint.
2. How to know the tension in the particular joint. Also type and direction of forces/loan on the joint.
3. How to know the minimum no of thread engagement required in the joint.
4. How to know the thread engagement requirement into the joint.
5. How to calculate the tightening torque. Also the Clamping load and Preload.





RE: Fastener Design
RE: Fastener Design
What i would like to know is the standard theoretical/practical design calculation not specific to any case study.
i am beginner in these design.
i want a step by step guide to it.
not too complicated.
RE: Fastener Design
It is not possible to make this "not too complicated" without omitting critical details that could very well be make-or-break in specific applications.
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NASA Reference Publication 1228 "Fastener Design Manual"
Fasteners - Unbrako Engineering Guide
Bickford, John H. “Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints” 1995, Marcel Dekker, Inc.
Blendulf, Bengt. Fastening Technology & Bolted/Screwed Joint Design.2000.
Bolt Science. Vibration Loosening of Bolts and Threaded Fasteners, Tutorial on Basics of Bolted Joints. 2008.
Comer, Jess. Threaded Fasteners and the Bolted Joint.2004.
Junker, G.H. New criteria for self-loosening of fasteners under vibration, 1969, SAE Trans78:314- 335.
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FED-STD-H28 Screw-Thread Standards for Federal Services
MIL-STD-403 Inactive Preparation and Installation of Rivets and Screws, Rocket, Missile, and Airframe Structures
NASM MS15981 Design and Usage Limitations for Self-Locking, Externally Threaded Fasteners.
NACA Tech. Memo 1135 THE LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN BOLTED OR RIVETED JOINTS IN LIGHT-ALLOY STRUCTURES
NASA Ref Pub 1228 Fastener Design Manual
NASA-STD-5020 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THREADED FASTENING SYSTEMS IN SPACEFLIGHT HARDWARE
MIL-HDBK-60 - Tightening to Proper Tension
Specification for Structural Joints Using High-Strength Bolts by the Research Council on Structural Connections
FAA Advisory Circulars
AC 20-71, “Dual Locking Devices on Fasteners,” December 8, 1970
AC 23.607-1, “Self-Locking Nuts on Bolts Subject to Rotation,” August 24, 1984.
FAA Chapter 07
I also found a notation I think I got here about a book:
Permanent Fasteners for Light-Weight Structures - K Hoffer Breman, 1984 (if you can find it, buy it.)
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http://www.eng-tips.com/faq.cfm?pid=725
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Fastener Design
Perhaps a course of study other than engineering or design might be a consideration.
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: Fastener Design
RE: Fastener Design
I would recomend VDI 2230 - Systematic calculation of high duty bolted joints Joints with one cylindrical bolt
We are developping a web where we applz it:
http://www.online-iso-calculator.com/online-bolt-t...
Best regards
RE: Fastener Design
Nice calculator , can you need to make an English version for us Americans that hate the Metric system.
RE: Fastener Design
What industry do You work as an engineer in?
Industrial
Automotive
Aerospace
Nautical
Hydraulics/pneumatics
Architectural
Civil
Nuclear
Electrical
Etc Etc...
Each engineering specialty [and most sizeable companies there-in] has [have] design standards for fasteners and fastening including analytical tools. This is especially critical due to the massive variety of materials being fastened in various environments for various purposes.
NOTE.
Many professional organizations [like SAE, ASME, AIA, etc] sponsor pertinent specifications for various design/fab aspects, within their profession... like fasteners.
Regards, Wil Taylor
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ASME EL512 - The Bolted Joint
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VDI2230 is a great resource. not cheap, not astronomical. Worth it for those that need it.
Your online calculator gives torque in Newton / Meter. Please correct that, as when I see that, it doesn't give me confidence in the rest...
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Can the US stop using the unuseful fractional system and just switch to the metric
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Metric stinks as a machining system.
Meters are useless.
cm are almost OK
mm are too big, not precise enough
1/100 and 1/10 mm are too small. 1/2, 1/5 and 1/4 mm are "anti-French"...
And don't even get me complianing about the G*d*mn Phonecians and their friggin' 360-90-60-24-60-60 circle-degree-hour-minute-second system!
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