In my previous column, I discussed double-shear testing of a single fastener (see “Editor's Picks,” at right). But fasteners also can be subjected to single-shear loading — our subject this time — and ...

Hardware developed for latches and enclosures easily adapts to give lighting fixtures that now use LEDs and other light sources. Lighting fixtures are one of the broadest classes of appliances—one ...

As composite materials are used more extensively in structural applications, some test methods that once were considered very specialized and, therefore, not widely used, have become more significant.