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A fastening assembly (100) includes a tension controlled bolt (101) having a shank (102) including a spline (106) at a first end and a splaying arrangement (108) at, or adjacent, a second, opposite end. The assembly further includes a tightening arrangement (302, 304) for, in use, being threaded onto the first end of the tension controlled bolt, and a deformable sleeve (200) fitted, in use, over at least part of the shank of the tension controlled bolt, between the splaying arrangement and the tightening arrangement. In use, tightening of the tightening arrangement draws the splaying arrangement towards the tightening arrangement, thereby deforming at least one part (401) of the sleeve outwardly.
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