In my previous column, I discussed double-shear testing of a single fastener (see “Editor's Picks,” at right). But fasteners also can be subjected to single-shear loading — our subject this time — and ...

As composite materials are used more extensively in structural applications, some test methods that once were considered very specialized and, therefore, not widely used, have become more significant.

Caltrans engineers in Sacramento are now doing crucial testing on bolts from the Bay Bridge to make sure they don’t break.The battle over bolts at the Caltrans lab on Folsom Boulevard allows engineers ...

Self-clinching fasteners were designed almost 70 years ago as way to attach components to thin sheet metal and ensure the connection would withstand hard tugs and torque loads. They are also useful ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Point EDM Corp. (PPEDM) recently conducted a two-day E-drill training session at the Aging Aircraft Lab of the National Institute of Aviation ...

In the heart of Wolverhampton's Upper Villiers Street, where the rumble of Sunbeam motorcars once echoed through factory halls, a new chapter in mechanical testing excellence is being written.