Print this page Analysis of Bolt Torquing
Clement Rajendra, P.E.
Course Outline
During maintenance activities in a power plant environment, the plant engineer is often called upon to make decisions concerning bolts in bolted connections in a variety of situations. Most of these bolts are torqued to achieve a pre-load rather than being tensioned with a tensioner. This course discusses the analysis of bolt torquing. The ability to perform a component level analysis on a bolt will provide the plant engineer an engineering tool to make the correct technical decision.
This course includes
a multiple-choice quiz at the end.
Learning Objective
At
the conclusion of this two hour course, the student will be able to
- calculate Tension in bolt when subject to a known torque;
- calculate max stress in bolt when subject to a pre-load and determine its acceptability;
- calculate factor of safety against stripping failure for a known thread engagement;
- determine whether a torque retention device is required; and
- calculate nut rotation for a given bolt torque
The course content is in a PDH file Analysis of Bolt Torquing. You need to open or download this document to study this course.
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
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