Designers typically qualify clamp force of a bolted joint by the amount of torque applied to fasteners holding it, either as they're tightened or after the fact. The approach may be adequate for many ...

If the tech typically waits for his tool to impact the fastener for, say, five seconds at the bottom of the stud before he lets go of the trigger, the installation torque and the relative clamp load ...

Wood fastening is at the heart of all woodworking and construction work. Much of this functionality is due to the design of ...