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    General understanding of bolt preload

    Is a preload applied to the threads of a bolt when the bolt is torqued into a blind hole? i.e. one threaded part and one bolt, with the bolt head bottoming out on the surface of the part. I'm having a hard time picturing how there is a preload in this case. It seems like the torque is just...

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