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Pre-loaded Bolted Connections

Bolted connections play an important role in mechanical assemblies and designing them often involves answering several questions such as: What kind of fasteners are needed? How many fasteners do we need for a design and how tight do we want them during installation? Will the bolted joint fail during operation? Usually, such questions can be answered with the aid of numerical simulations but setting up such models opens a whole new set of questions. In this learning track titled "Preloaded Bolted Joints", we have packaged courses that walk you through different aspects of designing bolted joints and how finite element analysis can be leveraged. It addresses several questions related to both designing and simulating the preloaded bolted joints and provides wisdom to make modeling decisions for practical problems. Students and professionals with interests in any industry that deals with mechanical assemblies can benefit from this learning track.

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Innovation Course

Preloaded Bolted Joint Analysis

Bolted connections are part of mechanical assemblies and are designed to hold the parts together. Designing bolted connections involves understanding the nature of the joint and picking the bolts appropriately. This requires the engineers to understand the mechanics of bolts,...Read more

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Innovation Course

Modeling the Bolt and Preload

Evaluation of the structural integrity of assemblies often involves proper modeling and analysis of bolted connections, including the consideration of bolt preload effects. The preload on bolts makes it possible for forces to be transferred between clamped parts effe...Read more

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Innovation Course

Connecting Bolts with Assembly

Evaluation of the structural integrity of assemblies often involves proper modeling and analysis of bolted connections, including the consideration of bolt preload effects. The preload on bolts makes it possible for forces to be transferred between c...Read more

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Innovation Course

Best Practices and Results Validation

Evaluation of the structural integrity of assemblies often involves proper modeling and analysis of bolted connections, including the consideration of bolt preload effects. The preload on bolts makes it possible for forces to be transferred between clamped pa...Read more

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Pre-loaded Bolted Connections — Learning Track Completion Badge

This badge is available upon successful completion of the "Pre-loaded Bolted Connections" Learning Track.