• 7.1 Overview
• 7.2 Joint Stiffness
• 7.3 The Joint Diagram
• 7.4 The Force Ratio
• 7.5 The Compliance of the Fastener
• 7.6 The Compliance of the Clamped Parts
• 7.7 Calculation of the Loading Plane Factor
• 7.8 Joint Separation
• 7.9 Fastener Tensile Failure
• 7.10 Thread Failure by Shear Pull-Out
• 7.11 Crushing of Flanges
• 7.12 Repeated Loading to a Point above Yield
• 7.13 Dynamic Loading
• 7.14 Worked Examples
• 7.15 References