Instruction
Aircraft Manufacturing and Assembly
HW 5
Follow instructions below. Both cases have the same value.
Fastening
HW Part 1: review these videos and make a two-page summary detailing important steps to install bolts
with proper torque. Explain the use of correction factors when torque wrench adaptors are used to
reach tight spaces. How is torque distributed in the bolt? Why measure and control torque if bolt
tension is really the important parameter when securing bolts?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP7fGDCCKrI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTwpA2yJ81o
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN9b3ByRh7A
HW Part 2: review this video and make a two-page summary detailing important riveting steps to install
flush, countersunk rivets; and important rivet dimensions. Include key snapshots from the video to
illustrate your summary.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbTUt3OG9s&t=162s