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Standard Handbook of Fastening and Joining
Standard Handbook of Fastening and Joining, Third Edition

Robert O. Parmley, P. E., Editor-in-Chief.

Published by McGraw-Hill, 1997.

This is a thick 6" by 9" hardbound book with 25 separately-paginated sections.

This is a book with data, diagrams, and standards information about engineering techniques and systems for fastening and joining.

The 25 sections in the book are:

1. Threaded Fasteners -- Descriptions and Standards
   
2. Standard Pins
   
3. Retaining Rings
   
4. Pipe Fastening
   
5. Expansion Joints
   
6. Welding
   
7. Concrete Fastening
   
8. Lumber, Timber & Log Connections
   
9. Locking Components
   
10. Electrical Connections
    
11. Adhesive Bonding
    
12. Industrial Riveting
    
13. Aerospace Fastening
    
14. Wire Rope and Cable Fastening
    
15. Injected Metal Assembly
    
16. Sheet Metal Assembly
    
17. Retaining Compounds
    
18. Rope Splicing and Tying
    
19. Shafts and Couplings
    
20. Seals and Packing
    
21. Self-Clinching Fasteners
    
22. Robotic Assembly
    
23. Innovative Connections
    
24. Metric & General Data
    

An index follows these sections.

Opening the book at random to section 19, page 9, we're in the middle of a section giving step-by-step instructions for splicing an eight-strand rope, fully illustrated. Randomly opening the book again we're at section 8, pages 22 and 23, in a discussion of the structural requirements, type of loading, lumber thickness and assembly considerations for lumber, timber and log connections, with a table on the right showing standar American timber sizes.

This is a very useful book for anyone who is getting into fastening or joining in a serious way.