WIPE JOINTS, lead and oakum joints, black and galvanized threaded iron joints, brass threaded joints and copper joints were all prevalent in 1954. A service call in center-city York, Pa., occasionally ...

One of the most critical factors in determining the reliability of a threaded-fastener joint is the force the tightened fastener exerts on an assembly, which is known as preload. And preload depends ...

Common piping sealing problems in power plants can lead to increased safety risk, heightened operating costs and general efficiency issues. These issues often arise as a result of ongoing plant ...

Locking of threaded members is accomplished by a wide variety of engineering solutions. Generally, in terms of separate locking devices or by built-in locking features such as friction generating ...

Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Kim, Byung-Suk) has developed a novel non-welded ring-type pipe fitting system to address leakage and corrosion issues in ...

You'll never get anywhere in this lifetime without direction, and the same holds true for your vehicle's rad suspension. While rearend control arms are hardly ever paid attention to, they are very ...