• Structural properties of bolted joints depend on bolt and clamped-member stiffnesses. • Clamped members can be treated as a sleeve or hollow cylinder. Sound designs of bolted joints rely on a good ...
Approved by the Research Council on Structural Connections of the Engineers Foundation, November 13, 1985. Endorsed by American Institute of Steel Construction. Endorsed by Industrial Fasterners ...
Metalworkers and metallurgists have long appreciated the ability to tailor the performance characteristics of steel (an alloy of iron and carbon), including their strength, hardness, ductility and ...