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Advanced inputs Problem specific inputs

R0
Determining nominal diameter and checking limiting size
R2
Determining required minimum clamp load
R3
Dividing working load and calculation of load introduction factor
R4
Preload changes
R5&6 Determining maximum and minimum assembly preload
R7
Determining assembly stresses and checking bolt size
R8
Determining working stresses and verifying in case of yield point exceed
R9
Determining Alternating stresses
R10
Determining the surface pressure
R11
Determining minimum length of engagement
R12
Determining safety against Slipping and Shearing
R13
Determining the tightening torque
Results Results
General Inputs
Max Inertia force + bearing load on each bolt [N] =
Application of the load =
Type of clamping =
Type of bolted joint =
Type of tightening method =
Type of bolt =
Type of bolt thread =
n,Bolt size and Validation check
The final load introduction factor given by linear interpolation =
Joint type =
Selected bolt size
Selected bolt strength
Validation check in case of eccentric clamping or loading
Min clamp load
Total Minimum clamp load required [N] =
Resilience,Load factor
Total axial resilience of bolt is given as (mm/N) =
Total Bending resilience of bolt is given as (mm^-1*N^-1)
Total resilience of the plate in case of concentric clamping(mm/N) =
Axial load factor of bolt
Bending load factor of bolt in case of pure bending moment (MB)
Extra load applied on BOLT due to external load application on bolted joint (N) =
Extra load applied on JOINT due to external load application on bolted joint (N) =
Preload Losses
The material of clamped part =
The total amount of embedding for entire bolted joint [in m] =
Resultant loss in preload due to embedding effects [in N] =
Change in preload due to temperature effect [N] =
Min and Max Preload
Minimum assembly preload that need to be given to bolted joint =
Maximum assembly preload that is acheived w.r.t tightening in bolted joint =
Assembly stresses

Utilization factor of yield point stress during tightening =


Allowable maximum stress for selected bolt is[Mpa]=
Permissible assembly preload to be applied for selected bolt is [N] =
Is the bolted joint sufficient for preload to be applied =
Working stresses,Yield point FOS
Comparative stresses in working state[MPa] =
So did the joint preload is sufficient to maintain mimum required clamp load even in exceeded scenario of yield
point of bolt =
Safety margin against exceeding Yield point =
Alternating stresses,Fatigue FOS
The bolts are
Endurance limit [Mpa]
Continous alternating stress acting on the bolt [MPa] =
Safety margin against fatigue failure [Sd] =
Surface pressure and FOS
Actual surface pressure (pgmax) [Mpa or N/mm^2] =
Limiting surface pressure that can be given to the clamped parts [Mpa or N/mm^2] =
Safety margin against surface pressure [Sp] =
Min length of thread engagement
Which thread is critical
Minimum length of engagement that should be present between bolt and nut(or internal threaded component)
[mm] =
Residual Clamp load,FOS slipping and shearing
Minimum residual clamp load in the bolted joint [N] =
Safety margin against slipping [Sg] =
Safety margin against shearing of bolt [Sa] =
Tightening Torque
Tightening torque that can be given to the bolted joint [Nm] =

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