Typically the nut is only there as part of the design to keep the shear pin, in this case the bolt, from falling out.
Chris Kinnaman On 8/29/2015 2:45 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: > Sid Wood wrote: > >> I had understood that the WAF bolts in shear were a backup for the >> real attachment: The clamping action due to the bolts squeezing the >> two outer and inner WAF plates together. > > The stress guys I've worked with over the years don't even consider > friction as a useful force in a bolted shear joint calculation, and > don't include it in the analysis as a result. This includes NASA, > ASME, and military work. Your mileage has obviously varied... > > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options > >

