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NUTS and bolts are not the most glamorous of products used in engineering. I never had enough of them when I built ambitious projects in Meccano, so the structures I created tended to lack rigidity. I expect this had something to do with my early days as a tame stressman; then at least I could count...

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Published in:Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 1988-02, Vol.60 (2), p.8-9
Main Author: Wrixon AMRAeS, G.R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:NUTS and bolts are not the most glamorous of products used in engineering. I never had enough of them when I built ambitious projects in Meccano, so the structures I created tended to lack rigidity. I expect this had something to do with my early days as a tame stressman; then at least I could count on sufficient high tensile steel bolts to give me a reserve factor greater than 2. We tend to look at aircraft and see their smooth rivetted skins and nowadays we marvel at the enormous components made possible by skin milling and composite materials. We overlook the humble nut and bolt But humble though they may be nuts and bolts are still with us playing a vital role and I am sure they always will be.
ISSN:1748-8842
0002-2667
1758-4213
DOI:10.1108/eb036570