They can complicate analysis because even small assemblies can have bolts, screws, rivets, and weld joints, some with preloads. Still, there are ways to consider fastener reactions, says David Dearth, ...

Just about every product has several parts connected by bolts, screws, or pins. One assembly task often calls for sizing bolts and finding the effect of the connection on the whole assembly. Analysis ...

Introducing a screw that knows more about your engine than you do. Feel insulted? You shouldn’t. The data bolt can store about 2 kilobytes of information, not a lot in comparison to your iPod, but its ...