Bolted Joint Design

VDI 2230-1:2015: modifications, mistakes, comments and improvement suggestions (by Fritz Ruoss)

VDI 2230-1:2014/2015 Application Examples (SR1+ Screenshots)

Design Guidelines & Software Development (by Bengt Blendulf)

SR1 Software

Design Guideline VDI 2230 (by Ralph Shoberg)

Engineering Fundamentals of Threaded Fastener Design and Analysis (by Ralph Shoberg)

Advanced Bolt Torque Audit Yields (by Ralph Shoberg)

New Developments in Tightness Auditing of Joints (Friction-Temperature)

Download Powerpoint Presentation "Introduction to VDI 2230"

Thread Strip Safety according to Dose

Big Bolts Better ? Article from Bengt Blendulf

Calculation of Bolted Joints with Prevailing Torque (by John Reiff)

Calculation of Fastener Torque incl. Statistical Tolerancing (by John Reiff)

Download SR1 for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 (808 kB)

Ralph Shoberg († October 5, 2015)