IFI Webinar – Bolted Joints for Beginners: Importance of Preload – May 9, 2025

Full Course Description

Webinar: Bolted Joints for Beginners: Importance of Preload

Friday, May 9, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

COURSE DETAILS:

When asked whether a one-inch diameter bolt is supposed to behave like a solid steel rod or a spring, most people unfamiliar with fastener engineering would intuitively choose the solid steel rod. It’s hard to imagine that such a large piece of steel can act like a spring, but for bolted joints to perform properly, they must be springs. Explore the fundamentals of bolted joint engineering in this live webinar.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Preload
• Clamp Load
• Torque Tension
• Installation practices to achieve to get tension in the joint
• Differences between tension and shear joints and why both require careful design

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This is a good introduction to anyone that wants to learn more about how fasteners are properly used.

• Engineering
• Quality
• Sales
• Anyone who would like to gain a better understanding of how a bolted joint works