Acquiring the ideals, like love, that bind us together, requires giving away a great deal of ourselves. No such sacrifice is required to obtain the nails, screws, bolts, rivets, adhesives, and welds that are used to combine material objects together. Those material objects we wish to join together on construction projects, are typically made of wood or various types of metal. 

 

In the case of the first three types of hardware mentioned, nails, screws, and bolts are described as fasteners, since what they join together can be separated without too much material damage to the components. That is not so much the case with rivets, adhesives, and welds. They are intended to create far more permanent connections.

 

This course will examine all of these methods to bind materials together.

Describe the differences between adhesives, welds, and fasteners.  

 

Differentiate between the different types of fasteners and their uses.  

 

Identify the standard notations used to describe different fasteners.  

 

Explain the way that different designs for the various parts of nails, determines their use.  

 

Answer questions regarding abbreviations, typically employed while discussing fasteners.  

 

Recognize the wide variety of adhesives available for use in construction.  

 

Discuss the advantages of combining the use of adhesives and fasteners, to hold components together.  

 

Describe different welding methods used to permanently adhere metals together.