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Calculating Screw
Connections
In this tutorial, you calculate a screw connection using the stand-alone screw calculation
function in AutoCAD
®
Mechanical.
Key Terms
DefinitionTerm
A force parallel to the screw axis.axial force
The touching surfaces of the plates, which are effective for the calculation.contact area
The safety factor is the ratio of effective load and safe load.safety factor
A force perpendicular to the screw axis.shear force
The force acting on a member or body per unit area.stress
Methods for Calculating Screws
The Screw Calculation provides two different ways to calculate a screw
connection:
Stand-alone calculation: All data and properties are specified by the user.
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