The Incredible Strength of Bolted Joints

This video takes a detailed look at bolted joints, and how preload, the tensile force that develops in a joint as it is torqued, can significantly improve the performance of a joint.

The video covers tension joints, shear joints, and joints that are subjected to combined tensile and shear loads.

It also explores the different methods that can be used to control the amount of preload applied to a joint, including the torque, turn-of-nut and ultrasonic measurement methods.