Method for the arrangement of highly prestressed threaded fixations

摘要

The pylon sections are bolted together with an improved screw fastener comprising a high tensile screw (6) and washer and with profiled thrust elements (10,12) to grip each side of the clamped sections. The thrust elements have profiled grip surfaces to spread the grip over an area away from the hole. The thrust elements have a degree of elasticity and grip the metal sections with sufficient force to keep in the elastic limits of the metal of which the sections are made. The screw fasteners can be retrofitted to existing pylons by replacing the existing fasteners one by one.