“Structural Properties of Bolted Joints,” Machine Design, Feb. 18, 2010, p. 44. Detailed free-body diagrams of bolted joints can be found in Juvinall and Marshcek, Fundamentals of Machine Component ...

Design engineers routinely rely on bolted joints, yet most guidance focuses on axial stiffness—often overlooking moment (pitch) stiffness, which can dominate compliance in ...

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 ...

Bolt loosening detection and structural health monitoring (SHM) represent pivotal research areas in civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering. In bolted structures, ensuring optimal tightening ...

Structural engineers often require below-grade expansion joints to accommodate the independent movement of adjacent elements such as basement foundations, tunnels, parking garages, or utility vaults.