Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints

Download or read book Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints written by John Bickford and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-04-28 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting time-tested standard as well as reliable emerging knowledge on threaded fasteners and joints, this book covers how to select parts and materials, predict behavior, control assembly processes, and solve on-the-job problems. It examines key issues affecting bolting in the automotive, pressure vessel, petrochemical, aerospace, and structural steel industries. The editors have successfully created a useful rather than scholarly handbook with chapters written in a straightforward, how-to-do-it manner. Theory is discussed only when necessary and the handbook's logical organization and thorough index enhances its usefulness.