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Bolts Fixed or Pinned
Hi! I'm designing a cover that will be held down by several bolts onto the housing. I want to measure the deflection of the aluminum cover after the bolts are torqued. To simplify, I'm trying to use the beam deflection equation between 2 bolts, but confused if I should use treat the bolts as...- jsant012
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Bolt Spacing on Cover with Gasket
Hi! I'm designing a rf cover with a gasket and want to know the minimum distance between the bolts. Is it 10 or 25% of the wavelength of the highest frequency?- jsant012
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- Forum: Electronics Packaging engineering
