Abstract: Threaded pipe joints are widely used in engineering applications. However, vibration and shock loads during operation can cause preload reduction, potentially leading to issues such as ...

This file provides functions and modules that construct shapes from a list of cross sections. In the case of skin() you specify each cross sectional shape yourself, and the number of points can vary.

Also, although I write a lot about “The Big Seven” things likely to strand a vintage car (ignition, fuel delivery, cooling, charging, belts, clutch hydraulics, ball joints), that assumes the car is ...

ball joints), that assumes the car is already running and driving. On a car that hasn’t moved in years or decades, brakes are often seized, shift linkages can be frozen, on and on. Lastly ...

Nuts are used in various airframe applications where secure fastening is essential, such as in joints & braces and panels & skins. The fuselage is the biggest section of the airframe. A typical ...