Recently, a deck collapsed near where I live, and people were seriously injured. The report blamed the failure on the use of nails that had corroded and couldn’t hold the weight. Could this be right?

The paper describes several methods of designing threaded fasteners which will not be affected by vibration, transverse loading or shock. Descriptions and drawings are shown of some of the thousands ...

This study investigates the effect of the fasteners threads dimensional variation within the conformance tolerance limits on the self-loosening of threaded fasteners that are subjected to cyclic ...

Mobile-based Threaded Fasteners Inc. has continued its multi-state expansion with the acquisition of Tampa, Fla.- based Bolt & Nut Inc. According to information released by Threaded Fasteners, the ...

Mower blades themselves aren't threaded, but rather the fastener that holds the blade in place can be either right or left-threaded. Right-hand threaded fasteners tighten clockwise and loosen ...