Pocket Guide to Tightening Technique -
The advantages of this method are the simplicity of design and assembly, easy disassembly, productivity and in the end – cost. 2. THE SCREW JOINT A screw is exposed to tensile load, to torsion and sometimes also to a shear load. The stress in the screw when the screw has been tightened to the design extent is known as the pre-stress.