In my previous column, I discussed double-shear testing of a single fastener (see “Editor's Picks,” at right). But fasteners also can be subjected to single-shear loading — our subject this time — and ...

As composite materials are used more extensively in structural applications, some test methods that once were considered very specialized and, therefore, not widely used, have become more significant.

Every engineered part, assembly, or machine has a finite service life. Even components boasting the most precise designs executed with proven manufacturing techniques eventually fail. Fasteners are no ...

A multidisciplinary network of laboratories offers metallurgical, nonmetallic, and microbiological testing and engineering services for medical device manufacturers. The A2LA-approved materials ...

The connection between past and present runs deeper than mere geography. The Sunbeam Motor Car Company, which operated between 1905 and 1934, had its works at Moorfields in Blakenhall, with ...