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High strength bolts for structural steelwork (E-106)

Last updated on 13 December 2013 2:32

A modern practice in bridge design is to replace field riveting by high tensile steel bolt. These are tensioned by means of torque measuring spanner to give a pre-determined load. At the request of the Eastern Region Civil Engineer a series of tests was designed and carried out to...

Author(s): Newsham R

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1956

United Kingdom

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