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Ultrasonic Bolt Tension Measurement
Ultrasonic Bolt Tension Measurement
Tension
Measurement
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Torque vs. Tension
In this case the bolt was retightened eight times at the same installation
torque of 960 ft-lb. The first time the bolt was installed the bolt tension
achieved was approximately 45,000 lb. By the eighth installation that
tension had fallen to less than 25,000 lb, a loss of nearly 50%.
The following sets of torque-tension traces were captured from two wheels of
different design. The six traces are the results of tightening each of the six
studs sequentially in one stage in a crossing pattern.
Wheel A
Wheel B
4
80% 5
6
70% 7
8
60% 9
10
50%
11
12
40%
13
Before 10 25 50 100 After
Mount Removal 14
Equivalent Miles